Thursday, April 29, 2010

Sooooo Big!

Last weekend we celebrated Grandma Annie's 70th birthday. The family got together and went to dinner at Calo (mmmmmm) and then back over to Laura & Jerry's for cake & beer! This weekend is the big March, April, May, June birthday celebration!

Today Giuliana had her 1 month checkup, no shots! Overall she is doing very well weighing in at 10 lbs .08 oz, 21 1/2" long, and her head measuring 14 3/4" (all measuring in 50th percentile). She has started cooing and is very squirmy! It's amazing how strong she is. She will squeeze my finger while she eats, she continues to scooch over the boppy pillow, and when I hold her while sitting in the rocker, she climbs up my chest almost over my head! Unfortunately we don't have any test results yet for the genetic testing. We are scheduled to take her to the ENT doctor on Wednesday, and the following week we take her to the pediatric genetics doctor. It looks like we have a long road with a mountain ahead of us to conquer. Joe and I continue to pray for her health and enjoy Giuliana every moment we can.

Grandma Annie and the grandchildren
Grandma Annie made this M&M jacket for Gunnar
when he was Giovanna's age, and it has been passed on!
Giovanna loves M&Ms!

I like this picture of Giuliana on the changing table


Giuliana sitting on the boppy

Friday, April 23, 2010

Maynos!

Giovanna absolutely loves tomatoes, or as she calls them, maynos! The other day, Joe took her to Jewel because we needed tomatoes for our taco dinner. Joe turned around and sure enough, there was Giovanna chomping away. The tomatoes are right at her level and she grabbed one and took a bite like eating an apple! Joe went over and talked to the produce guy to explain what happened. The produce guy laughed and threw the bitten tomato in the waste pile!

Another mayno story: the other day Joe was making pork towers for dinner which also requires a tomato. Again he went to Jewel (this time he left Giovanna at home with me) to get a tomato. I was in the shower when he came home. He set the grocery bags on the floor while he ran downstairs to take the pork tenderloin out of the freezer. By the time he got back upstairs, there was Giovanna chomping away on the only tomato! He ended up cutting the whole tomato up for her to eat and of course, he had to go back to Jewel for another tomato. He bought two this time!


Giuliana update: Giuliana is doing well. She's our little piggy piggy, as we have now upped her bottles to 4 oz. and she continues to sleep well for us at night. We got the test results back for her Thyroid, and those came back normal. We're still waiting on the genetic tests. I called this morning, but the doctor did not return my call. It's very frustrating to sit and wait. Below are some more pictures for you to enjoy.


Giuliana on the boppy

Giuliana on the recliner



Giovanna eating her mayno

Thursday, April 15, 2010

We Like This Picture

I forgot to add this picture to last night's post. I think it's a good straight on picture of Giuliana that my sister took.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Are They Twins?

I found the pacifier picture of Giovanna, and wanted to show the two of them next to each other! Whoa right?!?! We got a digital frame, and as I was uploading pictures to the frame, I was shocked at Giovanna's infant pictures and can't believe how much the girls look alike.

Giovanna


Giuliana

Friday, April 9, 2010

Fabulous Big Brother & Big Sister!

Gunnar has finally held Giuliana! This year was our Easter, and things were a bit hectic around the house, so Gunnar helped us out by holding Giuliana while Joe and I were tending to other matters! Gunnar has been great. He is so sweet and genuinly concerned about his little sister (although he looks a bit scared holding her in the picture below!!!). Also, tonight, Giuliana was having a bit of a meltdown, and I was trying to put Giovanna down for a nap. Giovanna kept getting out of bed, so while I was trying to calm Giuliana, Gunnar kept walking Giovanna back to her bed for her nap. After awhile, I decided to just let her stay up. She eventually fell asleep on the living room floor on the boppy pillow. I still can't lift her, so I tried waking her up to walk back to bed. Gunnar was helping me trying to wake her. It was so sweet how gentle he was being with her.

Giovanna is loving being a big sister. She is always kissing Giuliana, covering Giuliana with her blanket (her bits as she now calls it), and when I burp Giuliana, Giovanna burps her baby too! Today I was amazed. When I finished giving Giuliana her bottle, I set it on the coffee table. Giovanna picked up the bottle, so I asked her to put it on the stool in the kitchen (that's where she keeps her drinks). She was in there for awhile, and quiet, so I thought she was getting in trouble. I went in the kitchen and couldn't find the bottle. Giovanna is good about throwing things in the garbage for us, so I thought that's where she put the bottle. Luckily she didn't, but I searched the kitchen, dining room, and living room and couldn't find the bottle. I thought to check the sink, and the little gem that she is managed to get the bottle into the sink!

The Easter Bunny brought Giovanna roller skates this year. It's been cold outside, so mommy let Giovanna try out her skates in the house (even though daddy said not to, oops!) Below is a video of Giovanna skating with Papa.

Gunnar holding Giuliana for the first time on Easter.

Trixie #1 and Trixie #2!

Giovanna "roller skating!"

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Chatty Cathy!

Giovanna has earned the nickname, "Chatty Cathy!" She is a talker! Below is one minute of a ten minute phone conversation she had with Auntie Loda.

Giuliana is doing well. Things are a rollercoaster for us since we still have to wait a week or two for test results. We're trying to stay positive and enjoy every newborn moment with Giuliana. The only news we have from her doctor's appointment is that she's gained 3 oz since she's been home. She now weighs 8lbs 6oz, and is eating and sleeping very well! I can't believe how strong she is. Below is a video of her at tummy time. She's not a fan! The other night I put her on the boppy so I could warm up a bottle and came back to her on the other side almost off the blanket. This morning I was able to catch it on video. It takes a minute to get going, but she scoots over the boppy!

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