Gianna at 6 months

Our sweet little baby Gianna is now 6 months!  It is hard to believe!  I was just thinking today of how truly fast the time has gone.  Some days you wish they would be older so that they can help themselves, but then other days I just cherish this time of being able to hold and kiss and hug them as much as I want!  Everyone says how fast the time will go.  I'm realizing that everyday!

Gianna is doing great!  She weighs 13lbs 7oz and is 25 3/4 inches.  She is about 2 pounds heavier that Isabella was at 6 months.  So, to us, Gianna seems pretty chunky.  To others, she still looks small in comparison of others her age.  I think she will grow bigger by the day the way she is LOVING her baby food.  So far, she has liked everything I have fed her and eats it up fast!  I'm thinking we might have a good eater on our hands here....unlike her older sister.  Gianna is also trying to best to start crawling.  She likes to be on the move and we have started to see her lifting her leg to try to go.  So, I'm sure it will be soon that you will see a video of her crawling.  Isabella doesn't know what she is in for.  ;)
I was playing around with photos today and made a collage.  It is of the most recent photos taken of Gianna. 

I loved how Gianna was staring down the monkey.  The others were taken this week at a studio. 

Isabella's Swimming Lessons

Isabella has been going to swimming lessons the past couple of Saturday's.  It is a very beginner class for ages 6mths to 3 years.  A parent has to be in the water with the child at all times.  It is a very basic class that really is just getting your child used to the water.  She is supposed to jump off of the side, but hasn't done that so far. (She knows how to from swimming in the summer) She is also supposed to practice floating, but doesn't want to do that either.  Otherwise, she really looks forward to going and has a good time.  At the end of class, they can go to the kiddie pool where there is a slide, and she loves that, of course!  We will probably be signing Gianna up in the next month or so.  We feel that starting her at the infant age would be better as she won't be scared to float in the water, etc. 

A short video of Isabella at her lessons.

Recent Activities

I just wanted to share some more recent pictures of, well mostly Gianna.  She is continuing to grow so fast!  I do have to say, that last night was the first time Gianna slept unswaddled and she didn't make a peep all night!  That was a big decision for me/us!  Most of you "experienced" Moms/Grandma's may not realize what a big deal it is to unswaddle your child and hope to get a good nights sleep!  I am praying that she continues this tonight and the rest of her infant life! 

We were trying to have some fun with Gianna by putting her on this train.  You can tell she is soo excited.

Gianna has graduated to the activity center!!  She loves it!

Gianna sitting in the toy wagon.

Oh, since yesterday was Valentine's Day, Isabella and I decorated some cookies and she got to enjoy eating a couple too!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Videos

Here are a couple of videos of the girls.  We were trying to fill our freezing cold evenings with a little fun!  The first one is Gianna...she likes to chew on her pacifier backwards.  We think she is teething, but it is sure taking a long time for those first teeth to cut through! 

The video of Isabella is of her singing.  Now, the first song she is singing, I can't translate for you this time because I don't really know what she is saying.  She sings that particular song around the house most days.  You will for sure recognize the second song.

Florida Fun

Last week Isabella, Gianna and I went to Florida with Gammy, Aunt Jill and Jackson to visit Aunt Debbie, John and the GG's!  It was so much fun and we had such wonderful hosts!  We can't thank them enough!  :)  The kids had so much fun riding the ATV and golf cart!  I think they took rides at least once a day.  The weather wasn't too warm, but one day was pretty good and so we got to swim for a little bit.  We also went to a really neat park so the kids could run off some energy! 

Getting ready to ride the ATV

Jill, the pregnant girl driving us around the park!

Little Gianna

GG and Gianna

Playing at the park

Isabella loved to swing

One of the many times Isabella jumped into the pool!

Relaxing...

Looking at the pictures/videos on Gammy's phone

Every morning they watched Mickey while eating breakfast.

Me and the girls

Everyday Things....

Isabella decided to join Gianna in the swing one morning.  Gianna loves the attention she gets from her older sister.

Then one evening, while I was busy changing Gianna, this is what I found. :)  Sorry it's a bit blurry.

Sledding Fun

We finally received a significant amount of snow over the weekend.  We have been talking to Isabella about sledding since winter started.  So, today I told her I would take her out to our backyard and we could sled down our little hill.  It was her first time and she loved it!  Now, to us adults, the hill was pretty tiny, but to a 2 1/2 year old, it seems huge!  I put her on the sled by herself for the 1st run.  I think it scared her a bit, so the rest of the rides we rode down together.  I think we went down about 50 times before she said that she was done.  Oh, and she looked like the little boy from "A Christmas Story" all bundled up!

Getting ready to go!

Isabella's first ride on the sled.