Ten Months

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Peek A Boo

Peek a boo is very popular at our house.  Baby Gia is always disappearing on us.  Today, she disappeared behind her hands and some smeared food.

Never Enough

Gianna will eat until she pukes from time to time if you let her.  Whoever said that babies don’t over eat is wrong – period.  This morning, Gia was eating Cheerio’s and banana, and I ran out to load the car.  I came back in, and ‘Lil Miss managed to get this pizza box off of the table and onto her tray.  Unfortunately for her, it was empty.

Entertainment

This weekend, Amber and Dziadzia came to visit. They both found Gianna extremely entertaining. She does quite a bit of imitating now, and she is very demanding, which they took great pleasure in watching.

I was snapping my fingers, and if you look closely, you’ll see that Gia is trying to do the same.

We are thinking that she pretends that she is answering a phone. She puts her hand up to her ear and talks. It is adorable. I guess that is what you get when your family lives far away!

Her tongue is constantly sticking out of her mouth. This has been going on for several weeks now. I am just glad that she doesn’t have the huge red rash around her mouth that kids get.

She is starting to sign more with her own signs and show more emotion. Ryan and I are trying to figure her signs out, but it can be difficult. I am amazed at how she tries to communicate with us though. How do they know these things? On Saturday, I wasn’t paying attention, and Gianna was signing for more food. Eventually, she just started pulling at my sleeve and yelling. It worked!

Daddy’s Pot of Gold

Thanks to Uba and Great-Grandma, Gianna had special St. Patty’s Day t-shirt and shamrock bib.

It sure looks like Gia is Daddy’s Pot of Gold to me!

Lucky To Have Great Friends

Molly and Genevieve came over to go for a walk with us this afternoon. First, Gena (2) read a book to Gianna. It was precious.

I missed the best moment they had today though. Side-by-side, in their matching strollers, the girls were holding hands. I knew I should have brought my camera “just in case.”

Reading

Books are among Gianna’s favorite things lately. She wants to read them, touch them, and chew on them. Grandpa read the Puppy book with Gia tonight while she felt the different textures on the pages.

Non-mobility

Ryan, Vito, and I are very fortunate that Gia is still immobile. Deep down inside, we can’t wait to see her cute, little butt moving around though. Here are some attempts to get Gia going.

Sunday Sunshine

Ryan, Gianna, Vito, and I enjoyed all 66 degrees on Sunday afternoon!  We did some work around the house and went for a long walk.  Gia seems to love being outside.

Swim Swim

Gianna loves swimming.  Uba and Grandpa came to watch and play.  With some encouragement from Uba, we decided to dunk Gia.  She did great!

The adults had some fun too!

The Sweet Shop

Uba and Grandpa came to visit on Saturday.  We decided to take a walk to The Sweet Shop for some homemade treats.

Gianna’s Stats

• Nine months and five days old
• 17 pounds and one ounce (~25th percentile)
• 29 and 1/4 inches (~20th percentile)
• “Small like Mom”
• Might very well skip crawling
• Signing, waving, and blowing half of a kiss
• Prefers chewable food rather than mush (baby food)
• Happy, active, and very vocal
• Loves Jimmy John’s bread.  Who doesn’t though?