Stella's Diary
Stella at Nine Months — a day in the life
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 | Movies, Pictures, Stella's Diary | No Comments
Edited to insert photos!
1:30 am
Awake and hungry!
8:14 am
Still asleep and resisting the idea of waking up…. But a moment later….
8:15 am
Awake and ready to play.
I can’t really leave her unattended in bed, since she’s getting rather mobile! Time for a diaper change.
8:45 am
Stella waits patiently while I make some breakfast.
9:00 am
Playtime on the floor while Mommy gets some work done.
9:10 am
Never mind that, Stella wants breakfast too!
9:20 am
All done, back to playing.
10:30 am
After another snack, it is time for nap #1.
11:32 am
Awake and bright-eyed and playing with her blanket! Later, she flips over and begins scouring the floor for any loose fuzz or crumbs, dragging herself in circles around the living room. In the process, she found her wisk (wisks are the best baby toys ever) and proceeded to pound, bounce, and chew it.
12:15 pm
Time for Mom and Stella to have lunch together. Stella’s feast includes Herbed Chicken with Pasta (chunky puree), some cooked carrots from mom’s lunch, and cheerios. Note the toes on her right side — her foot is tucked up against the tray, perhaps to gain more leverage on those wily cheerios.
1:15 pm
After a diaper change, it’s time to play.
2:05 pm
A little snack before settling in for nap #2.
3:11 pm
Awake and rocking out in her bouncy chair.
3:25 pm
Back asleep…we’ll call it “nap #2 (continued)”.
4:15 pm
Still asleep….that’s my girl! Nap #2 is usually 2.5-3 hours or so, but lately her sleep/eat/play patterns have been changing, so I was starting to wonder if I was going to get much of a nap out of her this afternoon.
4:23 pm
Awake — for good this time I think. Time for her to drag and inchworm herself across the floor. I wonder if the cat knows he’s being stalked….
5:00 pm
Time for a break with mom, followed by some kitchen time. We’re making Brupcakes and Scones and a Caprese Pork Loin!
6:00 pm
Call dad, remind him to come home….no answer, leave a message.
6:40 pm
Call dad, remind him to come home….he says he will!
7:45 pm
Dad comes home — time for some dinner.
9:00 pm
More playtime! For whatever reason, it seems like right before bed is when Stella tries to learn some of her newest and very best tricks — she actually crawled 2 little real crawls before going back to her belly-crawl!
9:30 pm
Bath time! This baby is getting too big for the little tub we have, and she splashes water everywhere!
10:15 pm
Bed time for Stella — and a worn-out mommy falls asleep soon after.
A Day in the Life: #3
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | Stella's Diary | No Comments
12:00 am
Fall asleep snuggled up with mommy.
8:30 am
Wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed. Not demanding breakfast for some reason….
8:35 am
Time for a diaper change! Mom puts me in play clothes for a day at home.
9:00 am
Feed me NOW!
9:20 am
Help mom with e-mail.
10:00 am
Fall asleep in a sunbeam while sitting in the bouncy chair.
10:45 am
Awake and ready to play. New diaper, please!
10:50 am
Mom has her first phone meeting of the day. I’m quiet as a mouse!
12:15pm
Eat some peas. They’re the best. The kitty thinks so too. 
12:30pm
Another meeting for mom. Time to play!
1:00 pm
Time for lunch! Mom, my usual table, if you would?
1:10 pm
More playtime, please.
1:30 pm
Nap #2
2:15pm
Mom has meeting #3, and I’ve got lots of toys.
2:45pm
New diaper, please! Eating solid foods has some disadvantages…..
3:00pm
Mom has meeting #4, but I’m getting a little tired of playing with toys.
4:00pm
Try to remove tags from furniture. Get mad when they don’t come loose. Scream about it.
4:10pm
Blog.
4:12pm
Time for mom to do some weight lifting. 20 reps of a 16-pound baby lifted over head, which muscle group will that build? Giggle uncontrollably.
4:15pm
Roll around on floor.
4:20pm
Ohmigosh. Feed me NOW! What were you thinking?? Also, why do my eyes seem itchy? Maybe if I just close them for a minute while you feed me, I can….
4:28pm
Nap #3. Mom puts me under the blanket I got from Auntie Pam.
4:53pm
Still sleeping, despite the barky dog in the kitchen…..
5:15pm
Ok, I’m awake. Where’s mom? Where are my toys? How’d it get so dark in here?
5:18pm
Play with blanket.
5:25pm
Supervise while mom cleans up and makes a snack.
5:35pm
Play with newspaper. It’s yummy, but mom never lets me eat it! Comment on flickr photos. Mom is so behind posting new ones for me! Attack the laptop as vengeance. Pull on the cat until he runs away.
6:28pm
Time to eat!
6:40pm
Time to play! Chewing on mommy’s chin and bouncing up and down is so much fun.
7:05pm
Diaper change!
7:15pm
Play with mommy on the floor.
8:05pm
I need a hug!
8:06pm
Play with mommy on the floor.
8:20pm
Time to eat.
8:29pm
Asleeeeeeep…..
9:15pm
Daddy comes home. I wake up and join my mom and dad at the dinner table. More peas for me, please!
10:00pm
Hanging out with dad.
11:00pm
Time to get my pjs on! New diaper, too, please!
A Day in the Life #2 — November 14th, 2008
Friday, November 14th, 2008 | Stella's Diary | No Comments
I’m stealing the keyboard from mom today and posting this myself. Today, the straight dope!
– SCC
12:20 am
I woke up in the middle of a diaper changing/pajama dressing session. I’m not sure why they always wait until I’m asleep to do this stuff, except for the fact that I refuse to follow a schedule. That’s a pretty thin excuse. Why can’t they just read my mind? So what if I fell asleep at 8pm? They should have known I was down for the count! I let mommy put new clothes on me. Now she’d better feed me…all this sleeping has worked up an appetite.
Actually, first let me stare at this ceiling fan for a while. I love these things!
12:30 am
Time to eat! Mom reads me a story about sailing ships. Lucky Jack Aubrey has been captured by the French!
1:15 am
Big yawn…. Time to sleep!
7:30 am
Time to eat again!
7:50 am
I get to roll around, kick my feet, and just hang out with Dad until Mom finishes her shower. After my workout, I fall asleep.
8:30 am
I’m woken up by dad changing my clothes. That wasn’t much of a nap at all! He brings me downstairs and Mom laughs because my outfit doesn’t match. Dad says my clothes matched just fine under the yellower lighting of my bedroom. I don’t care, I like my teal pear pants from Grandma and my turquoise/orange super doudou shirt from Paris! I would ask Mom and Dad what a doudou is, but I don’t think they know either. It’s either a genetically modified bear or a highly athletic squirrel.
As you can see, I’m getting myself ready to crawl pretty soon!
8:50 am
Mom puts me in my Bumbo seat. I don’t want to sit in the seat, I want to — well, I don’t know what I want, but this sure isn’t it!!!!
8:51 am
Mom puts me in my swing. I want to goof around and make faces, but she has to go pack her lunch. For a moment, I feel like crying, but the swing is so nice I fall back asleep again.
10:10 am
I’m woken up by my dad smooching my head as he pulls me out of the car. We’ve arrived at Mercedes’ house for my day’s entertainment. My friend Michaela is awake and crawling around, playing with Mercedes’ daughter, Oriana. Michaela is a few months older than I am, and Oriana is 9 or 10 — she’s off from school this week, and absolutely adores cute babies like me and Michaela. Michaela crawls really well and just learned to stand up. I think I might be able to crawl myself pretty soon — maybe once I figure out how to keep my face from dragging on the ground. Michaela makes it look so easy! Mom and Dad kiss me goodbye and waggle their fingers — I’m not sure why they do that, but one of these days I’m going to try it and see.
1:50 pm
I feel warm and fuzzy — probably because mom is thinking of me!
6:15 pm
Mom and Dad arrive to pick me up from Mercedes’ house. As you can see, my onesie and my pants required changing during the day….I had a little party in my pants. My new ensemble is just as comfy, however.
6:45 pm
Time to eat!
7:15 pm
Still eating….!
7:30 pm
Mom thinks she’s going to eat her dinner now. Good thing I can sit sideways on the couch and kick her the whole time, otherwise she might think I’d forgotten her!
8:15 pm
Time to play jungle gym and crawl around on Mom’s tummy. Sometimes she props me up on her knees so she can see me better.
9:00 pm
Time to eat!
9:30 pm
Time for my workout. A little bumbo seat sitting and big ball batting, a little time on my tummy, a little time on my back….
10:00 pm
Time to eat!
10:30 pm
I fall asleep in a most uncomfortable-looking position…..
11:00 pm
I wake myself up with a little whimper and discover I’ve been moved to my bassinet. Daddy comes to rock me and I fall back asleep in a few moments.
A day in the life…..
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | Pictures, Stella's Diary | No Comments
Stella gave us permission to post her day’s diary entries. She is apparently quite thorough in her record-keeping.
- the staff of Yay Baby
2:15 AM I wake up hungry. Discover my favorite diner is still open. Eat.
2:30 AM Sleep.
7:00 AM Wake up hungry. Service at the diner is excellent once again. The waitress seems to know my name. She serves up the usual without even bringing me a menu. I eat without complaint.
7:30 AM Time for exercise. Wiggle and giggle until exhausted.
8:00 AM Sleep while my staff attend to their daily tasks, including the arrangement of today’s fashion ensemble. This particular outfit appears courtesy the exclusive wardrobe of Hailey Rae.
9:14 AM Wake up to discover my diaper and clothes have mysteriously transformed and there is a distinct lack of breakfast. Express extreme outrage re: breakfast.
9:15 AM Secure satisfaction re:breakfast. Same waitress. It’s difficult to find good help these days.
9:30 AM E-mail.
9:40 AM Eat.
9:55 AM Sleep.
10:00 AM Observe universe. Explain in detail to anyone listening. Determine that most of humanity is ill-prepared for my insights.
10:03 AM Sleep.
11:20 AM Awaken briefly to lecture staff on their duties.
11:22 AM Sleep.
12:01 PM Awaken. Demand lunch.
12:20 PM Settle self into private conveyance.
12:30 PM Spend afternoon at branch office. Enjoy takeout and local amenities.
5:22 PM Settle self into private conveyance for return journey.
5:45 PM Demand dinner.
6:08 PM Sleep.
8:30 PM Demand dessert.
8:49 PM Observe universe. Drool slightly. Supervise staff. Inspect ceiling fan.
9:15 PM Sleep.
9:58 PM Defend self against forces of diaper change; survive. Barely. The diaper is a lost cause, however. Demand pre-bedtime snack in compensation.
10:15 PM Sleep. Stir slightly when toes licked by a naughty dog. Schedule spa treatment for following day.
