Two Weeks With Stella

Well, we’re two weeks into having Stella as a part of our family and so far the transition of having two kiddos has been easier than expected. Stella has proved to be a pretty easy going baby so far and is usually sleeping for a four hour stretch followed by another three hour stretch at night. She’s a great eater, is gaining weight and doing very well. She’s such a pure joy & I’m loving having another girl in the house – all the pink is so much fun! She enjoyed celebrating her first 4th with great friends & family. Jack has been doing very well with the transition and is really sweet with his new baby sis………that is when he remembers she’s around. He’s so busy playing most of the time. We’re finding that becoming a parent the second time around is much more relaxing and enjoyable – we’re not so worried about everything, but instead just taking time to soak up the precious moments with our brand new baby, because we now know it’s true what everyone says about how fast the time flies and how quickly they grow up. Having a newborn again really makes us realize what a big boy Jack is becoming. He’s talking more and learning new things every day, which is so much fun to watch. He continues his love of cars and trains and now also loves to color and loves the alphabet. Whenever we’re driving in the car and we come across a big sign or billboard he starts spouting off letters (which may or may not be the correct ones)…..and for some reason he just love the letter S and O. He has also become quite the little negotiator (hmmmm, wonder where that comes from), if you tell Jack it’s time for bath or nap he will put his hand up, nod his head and say “five more minute” in a very serious tone. It’s really quite comical.

We'd like to give a shout out to all our friends and family for all the help & support and showering us with gifts – it won’t be long until Stella’s closet catches up with mommy’s! And a special thanks to Grandma Churness for staying with us and helping with Jack and all the housework – it really made the transition so much easier for us and we appreciate it so much!