Sweet Stella

Six weeks old already! You are smiling, cooing and sleeping almost through the night.

  I love seeing your little personality developing. 

I just have to pinch myself that I have a daughter ... and that it is you! 

You. Are. Perfect.

It amazes me to look at your hands and see mine... 

Brother Liam loves you so much!

Sean and I went on our first date September 27th 2003, exactly 8 years before the day our daughter would be born.  Can you believe that?!  I had a feeling she would come that day (about one week 

before my actual due date).  I woke up and started cleaning like a mad woman, baking cookies, vacuuming the garage, laundry, packing hospital bags.  Liam was following me around helping me.  We went to Target after lunch and I felt contractions starting, they progressed throughout the day and I finally called Mom to come get Liam and told Sean to bring his computer home (telling him he would not be going back to work the next day).  When I called the Doc, she instructed to get in the car and head to the hospital NOW since contractions were about 5 minutes apart.  After frosting the cookies and scrubbing my feet we finally left.  In the car, suddenly the contractions were two minutes apart! I was getting a little worried I wouldn't make the cut off for the epidural and to my surprise was dilated at 6 when we got there.  As soon as the epidural started working it was time to push and she was here at 11pm.  It went so fast and I couldn't ask for a better labor and delivery.  

I just can't believe we have this amazing little girl in our life!

~ Love You Stella Bell! ~