Some more random pics.....

I just thought this was a silly pic .
We have a swingset for Giana and she LOVES swinging all the time!!

Ok, this is literally the messiest baby on the face of the Earth!!!! WHOA!

Giana loves pulling herself up in her crib all the time now. She gets all excited.

Some random pics... Cousins.....

So, the other night I let Giana go a little crazy with her dinner. So, so messy!!! Immediately into the tub!!
My niece Annabelle. This is a framer. ;)

Sweet Ariella. Snoozing it up. Notice the jewelry she is wearing. Loving the accessories already. ;)

Cousins- Louis, Big G( Giovanni) and Little G ( Giana) all hanging out. ;)

My snuggle bug

Swimming with Daddy

So, Mike took his turn of doing swimming with Giana. She of course LOVED it!! It was funny as soon as we walked into the pool area, she yells out in excitement and starts jumping up and down in my arms. So cute.

Ok, so this has nothing to do with swimming. But, Giana lots to be a gymnast. Constantly putting herself into split position. Usually she has them even more spread out. She even fell asleep like this the other day. God medalist gymnast in the making. ;)

Updates on Miss G. ;)

Well, Giana is a lady on the move constantly!!!!!!! She is all over the place in seconds it seems, so we have our hands full keeping an eye on her!!She just wants to explore everything. But Such a happy girl!!! Breaks into a big smile everytime a new person comes up to her. She is up to 6 teeth now!! And a few others starting to pop thru. She is loving eating all the "big people" food. She is still such a cuddle bunny, layinhg her head on my shoulder while we sing songs. And she is obssessed with reading stories. She loves to help turn the pages.She is saying DaDa all the time. And Mama pops out only if she is whiny or needs something. ;) We have a great state park near us with a trail we can walk to, so I've been able to take her on lots of run/walks with this great jogging stroller Olivia and Chez got us!!
Speaking of, Giana and I head to MO this week to celebrate Auntie Olivia with a wedding shower!!! YAY!!! Can't wait to see everyone and also see Auntie Sarah's growing belly!!! She and Joe found out last week they are having a baby girl!!! A best friend in the making for Giana. ;)
Ohh, I had a celeb siting this week in the city. Some of you may not now- but I LOVE the celebs. I'm all about reading People, US Weekly, watching my shows!! Mike makes fun of me all the time!! I saw Erika Christensen. She is on the show Parenthood, was in the movie SwimFan. Love it. A few weeks ago I saw Matthew Modine as well.
As far as the house goes, we are getting our hardwood floors redone while we are in MO. I can't wait!! And Mike is putting new siding on the house this summer as well.

Giana's 1st Swimming Lesson!

We started Mother's Day with Giana's 1st Mommy and me Swimming lesson. She absolutely LOVED every minute of it. Splashing like crazy, kicking her legs, laughing, just loving every minute of it. We'll be doing that every SUnday for the next eight weeks. Mike and I are going to take turns going in the water with her. Water baby!!

Taking a ride on the kickboard
WOOO!

Mommy and Giana in the water.

Warm Weather

It'a been so warm here lately and I have absolutely loved dressing Giana in little dresses and short sleeve shirts. Bring on summer!!! Giana has been such a happy baby!!! She stood on her own twice today!! Big girl!! Tries to talk back to you in her own little language. Is saying MaMa alot, which of course I love, love. My parents are here to visit!!! YAY! They are spending the week visiting and taking care of Giana. So glad they are here and get to spend some quality time with their grandbaby. We had a great Mother's Day today!!! My hubby surprised me with flowers and some gifts. Of course the weather was crappy today, so we were pretty low key. Had some yummy wine, Mike put together Giana's swingset and made a delicious dinner for us!! I can't wait to have Giana try out her swing set!!
Exploring the grass. Not knowing what to think. Love this outfit from Auntie Sarah too. ;)

Daddy and Giana playing outside

Trying to stand up.... getting so close. ;)

The best smile ever!

Pics, Pics, more Pics ;)

Mike got us a new fancy camera a few weeks ago so we have been snap happy!!! It's so fun and also takes HD video as well. Love it!!

Happy Baby getting ready for bath time
Mike loves to sneak in and take pics of Giana snoozing.

Daddy got her her first fancy dress by Juicy. ;) Loved the "Juicy" toosh.

Just a few cutie pics!

So, so happy!!! And I love with the warm weather I can put her in these little summer dresses and bare little toesies!!
Loves her sippy cup

Pretty eyes

Daddy Love

Slurping it down. Love the little piggy toes.

Sunday Ritual

So, Mike has decided every Sunday morning for the most part, we'll go to the diner near us for breakfast. He says this is our version of going to church. ;) Well, Miss Giana chowed down on a pancake!! ;) At first I was giving her little bites. And then I just let her grab it and make a mess. But of course we forgot the camera! AHH!
She has also become quite the cuddle bunny. Whenever I go in to lay her down at night. She immediately lays her little head on my shoulder and I sing her a few songs. And then as soon as I put her into her crib she always grabs for her Baby. I love it. She is the same way in the morning as well. And she is getting so great at listening to stories I read her. She'll help turn the pages.
This weekend we had my friend take some pictures of her at the beach. I can't wait to see them! She was a little overwhelmed. It was 85 degrees out, didn't know what to think of the sand, etc. Then I took her to meet some of my friends at the beer garden. Start her young!! ;) HA!

Growing like CRAZY!!

So, Giana has had daily changes lately it seems!!! She went from crawling backwards, doing the army crawl forward, and now just regularly crawling!!! YAY!!! She is all over the place and Mike cannot take our eyes off her for a second!! She is also waving hi ans bye. It is so darn cute!! She is drinking from her sippy cup like no other! But she still likes it when I give her some water in a straw. She has been trying all kinds of new foods!!! Cheese(loves), Mango(spit up), watermelon(loves), kiwi(crazy face). I can't think of what else. She loves hearing us whistle and her favorite songs are Twinkle, Twinkle and Patty Cake. She cracks up every time I sing them. And she has been going crazy in her bath. She ends up dunking her face every time and just smiles. So, I'm hoping that is a good sign for our swimming lessons that start next wkd!! We have been playing outside lots. She really enjoys swinging. We ordered her a swing set which should be arriving anytime!! YAY!! All I can say is I just love every second with her!! She is just such an incredibly,happy, silly baby!! Wants to play peek-a-boo with Mommy all the time. She'll hide her face by putting it down or covering it with a blanket. And she'll sit and listen to me read a few books and help turn the pages. I'm very excited to have my first Mother's Day with my baby girl, my hubby and my parents will be here too!! So fun!!! Pictures to come soon!!