Stella Blue

Well many have asked us where'd you get the name Stella?

From the very first Grateful Dead album I ever heard...one of my favorite songs, Stella Blue. It's a special album for me because Tommy played it for me on our very first date. He had a portable CD player, which I had never seen before, and he had just bought the Grateful Dead's Wake of the Flood CD (produced in 1973...the year I was born). Despite the fact I grew up in California I had never heard of the Grateful Dead and I remember looking at that album cover and being super skeptical. I remember he put the headphones on me and I was amazed...I LOVED this music! AND I LOVED this album right away. The song Stella Blue has a very soulful melody that truly comforts me. Stella loves it too!

To see more Grateful Dead appreciation check out the second link to the right..."Best A/C Company in Florida." It's a blog by a good friend of ours AND there's several mentions of Stella. Reeve and Kyle saw Stella's pic on there the other day and they now think their little sister is famous! Thanks Tim :-).

Okay now get ready for LOTS of Stella pics...I had a hard time picking and choosing which ones to post. Believe it or not there are more than the ones on this blog, but I think these do a fairly good job of capturing most of her common facial expressions. The Organic Little Cutie Outfit that she's wearing in these pics is from her family in Georgia.










Kyle likes to call the next picture "Got Milk?" Sometimes she looks pretty funny after nursing. She looks very satisfied and quickly falls off to sleep.

The adorable comfy socks she's wearing were handmade by my good friend (since first grade!!! Dana). I must learn how to knit like that! Thank you Dana :-)


These rhubarb plants were given to us by my friend Brenda after Stella was born:

We also just received an organic pear tree from my folks for Stella's birth. We planted it yesterday with her placenta...sorry if I grossed anyone out!

Tom is very good with Stella and patient with her.

The other night while Tom was comforting Stella he had her on his chest...just trying to calm her down. Lately she kind of puts up a stink about going to sleep. Her only problem hours are between 7pm and 11pm when for the past week she likes to cry. Tom is very good about holding her and rocking her. We've read that skin to skin contact for newborns is best. Well he had her on his chest and she gave him a hickey!!!


She wasn't hungry because I had nursed her...it was just a comfort thing. When she was born she had two little marks on her wrist where she had been sucking on her hand in the womb.