Dad's Home!

Ryan came home last night from a week of harvesting in california. Stella is very happy to have time with dad! Her Uncle Ben came to visit yesterday and came with lots of presents for Stella. We head back to the quad cities today after a great week in Algonquin with grandma and grandpa.

More visitors from our week!

Playing with Dad!

Stella had so much fun with grandma and grandpa!

1 month old!

What an amazing month this has been. I am loving every moment of my mommy hood from the sleepy snuggles to middle of the night breastfeeding. Seeing Ryan as a dad has been so much fun, he is the best with Stella. Using the scale at home Stella is about 9 pounds! You can tell by her chubby legs that she is eating well. We are loving all of our visitors this week and can't wait for daddy to come back home. 

Vacation at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Ryan is away in California for work so Stella, Chloe and I are staying up in Algonquin for the week. We have been having so much fun already! Stella has had a lot of visitors, she is having a lot of fun meeting her family and friends. We get to facetime with Ryan every night. It has been such an amazing month, I am loving being a mom more everyday! Tomorrow my baby girl will be 1 month old, she is growing so fast. 

Stella Virginia with Great-Grandma Virginia, her namesake. 4 generations of McCallum's

Stella was such an angel while great-grandma was holding her, the moment that grandma gave her back to me she started to cry. Great-grandma still has her special touch!

3 weeks old

Our little baby is growing so fast! We had such a great father's day all together. Stella is focusing on objects and people more and enjoying tummy time. Yesterday she rolled from her belly to her back for the first time! Grandma Jan is out to visit for a few days and is having lots of fun with Stella. We are slowing trying to get out of the house more. Stella has gone to the Hyvee, the mall, and outside for lots of walks outside. 

Our family enjoying the outside on father's day. Stella and I enjoyed the nice weather and Ryan had a cigar and a beer while he grilled us dinner! 

Stella's diapers are all ready for her to wear once she gets big enough :)

Stella rolling over- what a big girl!

2 Weeks Old!

This has been a very fun and busy 2 weeks. Dad took off work the first week and then grandma Jan came out to help the second week. Grandpa Kevin came out for a few days too! She is growing and changing so fast I can't believe it. At her one week check-up she weighed 7lbs 1oz! That is a 1lb weight gain from when we left the hospital- she is a good breastfeeder :) I got mastitis this past weekend, i never realized how fast it comes and how miserable it can make you feel. Luckily it was the weekend and Ryan was home to take care of all his girls. After a day of antibiotics I am feeling much better. Now Grandma is back home and dad is at work so it's just Chloe, Stella, and I at home. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks

Happy Birthday Stella Virginia Hamor

5/27/2012

Born at 5:27 am

6lbs 5oz      19 inches 

Ryan and I welcomed Stella into our family on May 27th and we could not be happier. It was a long and hard labor and birth, Ryan was the best! We had such an amazing team to help us through. We have had such a great first week, Stella is such a sweet baby. We are going to try to keep our family and friends up to date with our new family and busy life! 

Here are some of Stella's first pictures