Ryan and Rachel's Monkey

Our Monkey is growing, talking, running, and going non-stop.  I was extremely lucky this year to have a week-long spring break to spend extra time with Ryan and Gia, and I just kept thinking about all of the things I should be blogging about.  Skim if you wish, but I have lots to write since I have been slacking.

At two months shy of TWO, Gianna...
READS all of the time.  Her current favorite books are: "Strawberry," which is The Big Hungry Bear, the Little Mouse, and the Red, Ripe Strawberry, Knuffle Bunny Too, and Circus of Colors.  SINGS and DANCES.  ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, Jay Bird (anything Elizabeth Mitchell), Choo Choo Soul, Boom Boom Pow, Apple Bottom Jeans, and the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse are among the most popular.  COLORS.  Gianna likes to color with crayons, markers, pens, pencils, dot paints, and on her Magna Doodle.  Her drawings are always one of three things, G-I-A, kitty, or doggy.  WEARS UNDIES except for at night, and she still absolutely loves dressing and undressing herself over and over again.  LOVES MICKEY AND CHARLIE.  Gia always wants to watch Mickey or do Mousekersize.  She does quite the Donald Duck impression too.  Otherwise, she wants to play with Charlie, her doll.  She pushes her in the stroller, tells her to sit, wraps her in blankies, puts her to sleep and yells at her to "Wake Up!"  TALKS non-stop.  The new ones today were: Gia buster (oops) and cuddle.  She sometimes calls me Rachel and knows that her daddy is Ryan.  Check out the video to listen to another new phrase.

Poor Vito.

Ryan and I can't get enough of her.  Vito feels the same when Gia has a snack in hand.  She has so much personality, is so well-mannered, and she might just have us wrapped around one of her tiny, little fingers.