Stella and I went on a long walk to Tumalo Falls today with our friends Elyse, Russ, and their newborn boy Miles. Elyse is in the same boat as I, having her baby right before me. Miles and Stella were conceived on the same trip to Costa Rica. Stella was scheduled to be born two weeks before Miles, but Miles beat Stella to the line by 2 days. I believe it was the jealousy, as well as watching the labor, that threw me into contractions.  The next night Nolan was driving me to the hospital. After they checked me out and made me walk laps around the hospital, the nurse told me I wasn't ready. I felt ready........ If only I knew.  So, they gave me a sleeping pill and sent us home. Halfway to the house I was having INSANE hallucinations and could barely make it to the bed before collapsing. The next night at 1 a.m. I was back in the hospital, and ready...... If it is possible to be ready for something like that. 

   I don't know at which point in the last six weeks Stella decided to turn into an aware little baby, rather than an infant. But, she is wide eyed and excited to explore. She was very excited to go on the walk, for about 5 minutes, then fell asleep. 

  We have been trying to get out and explore as much as possible, but she is still a little young to be out and about to much. So on all of our down time we try to do things like hang out with friends and family. We have been spending a lot of time with the Granparents.