12 Months Old, Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

My Lil Miss Stell Bell you are ONE years old today...How can that be???? I can't believe I'm writing this post already. It seems like just yesterday I was writing your birth story, with you cuddled up on my chest so teeny tiny. Just thinking about you that small makes me tear up in an instant. This is such a big milestone it makes me sad to think you aren't my lil baby anymore, but I'm also so proud of the big girl you've turned into. Estella you have brought so much joy into not only our lives but also the rest of our families, no one can get enough of you:) You have one spunky, fun, sassy, happy, big personality. I get told all the time from family, friends and even strangers that you are the happiest baby they've ever seen...(they always ask does she always smile this much....Yep pretty happy girl I say:). You love to flash that big smile of yours, you are the sweetest, funniest, cutest, most lovable baby I know and I'm so lucky to be your mama:)  It's crazy how fast this year as truly gone, but it has definitely been the Best most rewarding, crazy, fun year yet:)

Height/ Weight/ Head cir ~
20lbs 10oz ...60%
28 1/2in long...24%
17in....11%

Loves~ You love to be outside if we are inside you go to the window to point and look out...thankfully the weather finally warmed up the last two weeks! Other things you love are going on walks, snuggling your blankies, banging things together to make loud noises, playing where's Stella, splashing in water whether you are in the bath, washing your hands in the sink or finding your sisters dog bowl..ick! You love using your walker and cruising around the house, dancing, any music you hear you start moving your lil body. You love your baby dolls or stuffed animals you will squeeze them and give them big kisses. Reading books, using anything and everything as a phone, but the phones you love most of course are our real ones (it's crazy you move your lil thumb up & down because you know it moves things on the screen... smarty pants)

Play date we walked the path at a state park, played at the park and had a picnic

Eating~ Still two bottles a day with formula haven't tried whole milk yet because I want to talk to your Dr. you love cheese but every time you eat it you get horrible gas, so I'm afraid what the milk will to. Your favorite things to eat are any type of fruit, you love love blueberries, carrots, avocados, waffles, deli meat, cottage cheese, raviolis, a chicken noodle veggie meal, Cheddar bunnies, Cheerios, veggie straws  

Sleeping~ Pretty much the same, down around 7:30 up around 7 but sometimes you will sleep till 8 those days are few and far between, but oh so nice! You sleep with your arms tucked under your tummy with your booty in the air, It's so cute:)

Clothing~ Mostly 12 mon, size 3 shoe and 3 or 4 diapers 

Fun Facts~ You have beautiful white blonde hair, the prettiest bright blue eyes, fair skin and 3 teeth, your working on you fourth you can just barley see it poking through. You aren't walking alone yet but you are getting around with your walker or hanging on to furniture. You are obsessed with happy birthday song, you have a toy cake that sings it and you dance like crazy, so at you 1yr photos if you weren't smiling we would start singing and you would clap and dance immediately...silly girl (only sang it about 50 times that day ha) You are crazy about other babies and kids. At play dates or in public if you see one you get so excited and have to get close, you aren't very gentle but we are working on that;) Your fur sister Chloe and you are besties, she now has been sleeping right in front of your crib. You've really started to get what no means and when you don't want me to change your diaper, get in your car seat or when I take something away that you want you will shake your head like crazy and say na,na,na that is your no, no, no

You love your new swing that Gg and Grandpa got you for your Birthday

Firsts~ You tried cake and donuts for the first time and didn't like either, I couldn't believe it! You swung on a big girl swing for the first time you loved it, never thought you would be 11mon old doing it for the first time but we had snow just two weeks ago, this weather has been crazy. You finally said mama, but of course you really only use it when your upset and crying but I'll take it:) And last but not least you pooped in the tub for the first time lol, it was with daddy when I was at work but I got a good laugh haha

Birthday Breakfast, you weren't feeling the donut but Mommy took care of that for you;)

Baby girl, You have changed from this tiny lil baby to this big girl with a big personality right before our eyes. Seeing you light up and smile is seriously the best feeling in the world. We are so proud of you, and feel like the luckiest parents EVER!!! We love you to the moon and back!

1yr photo shoot was so fun and they all turned out awesome more to share soon:) 

We wish you the HAPPIEST FIRST BIRTHDAY EVER! 

Love You Always & Forever,

Mommy & Daddy