I can't believe that Gia is almost five months old! Ryan and I believe that we will have our hands full in a couple of years, yet we can't wait for Gianna to be able to move around and talk. She seems so eager to do those things already!
Gia makes all sorts of oohs, aahs, and YAAAs, some with her tongue in her mouth and some with it out. Once in awhile, she fake coughs and then looks at us for a reaction. She likes it when I go through the alphabet making sounds...aaa, AAA, bababa, th, th, th, sss...She smiles and makes noises in response.
Eating is still going great! I want to wait a little longer before introducing new foods, but she likes the rice cereal. She opens wide for every spoonful. Molly and Genevieve brought us some of Genevieve's favorite baby foods, so we are ready whenever we decide to get started.
Tummy time is a whole different world than it once was. I think that Gianna actually likes it sometimes! She is getting braver by the day. Now she tries to grab toys or the crinkly elephant ear and butterfly that are on her gymini while she is on her tummy. She still rolls over, but she does more side to side rolling. Gia loves her jumperoo too. She bounces like crazy. Tonight, I was jumping around like a spaz, and she would laugh at me and start jumping herself. We do anything to make her laugh!
Gia still sleeps wonderfully. We get into PJ's, read books, eat, and go to bed around 7:30. The little sleeper usually doesn't wake up until 6 or 7 in the morning! When we go to get her from her crib, she always looks at us and smiles. It is the best way to start the day! She often cries when I drop her off at daycare though. Ryan experienced this for the first time last week. He said that Gia grabbed his finger as tightly as she could, looked right at him, and cried. I just hope that she grows out of this before she becomes even more dramatic. Tricia, the sitter, always says, "You little faker." Gianna is happy as pie when we pick her up, so I think Tricia is right.
Ryan and I know that we are super lucky. We couldn't ask for a better baby. She eats, sleeps, smiles, giggles, and cuddles. We love her to pieces!
On Friday, Lisa, Reese, and Bree came to spend the day with us. I always love any opportunity to visit with Lisa! We spent countless hours together at the Boys and Girls Club in a super small office throughout college; no wonder we became such close friends! Reese, who is about 22 months, had fun with Vito while Gia and Bree, who is about four months, had fun watching one another and playing with Gia's toys. 
Now that cross country is over, I am looking forward to being home earlier with Gia. Pajama time won't come quite so quickly! Between coaching and my grad classes, I have been extremely busy. Work has been more demanding for Ryan lately too, but he has been so helpful. There is no way that I could accomplish all that I am without him.
Grandma and Grandpa won't try to steal Vito anymore because they have their own doggy. We wish them luck, and we are excited to see Lacy again during Halloween weekend.
