Photo Shoot- August 3, 2012

Daniel and I have a very talented and very generous friend who was kind enough to spend his Saturday taking pictures of Gianna! He did an amazing job capturing Gia's personality! We are so pleased with the photos...Enjoy!

Our Baby is 15 Months!

15 Months?! Where has the time gone??? Daniel and I are AMAZED with Gia everyday! This is such a FUN, yet CHALLENGING age! Gianna is a little “sponge.” Her stats so far at 15 months are as follows:

Height: approx. 30.5 inches

Weight: approx. 20 lbs

Attitude: that of a 12 year old

Gianna has some of her mother in her…she is one stubborn little gal. She has mastered the art of a temper tantrum (for about a month now we’ve had the pleasure of public meltdowns if she does not get her way). Daniel and I find ourselves a little bit speechless and very embarrassed when she decides to throw a fit- mostly because she was an absolute angel for the fist 13 months of her life…and she KNOWS how to be an angel- when she chooses. We also thought that the “terrible twos” didn’t actually come until 2 yrs old- FOOLS, I know!

Bad Habit- Hitting! Ugh, when Gianna gets frustrated, she hits…we are trying to break this habit with some time-outs, but she is persistent. 

So we’ve established that Gianna has her mother’s attitude, but she also has her father’s energy….IRONMAN energy for sure! She is usually up between 6-7am, will take one nap (approx. 1.5-2 hrs in duration) and then go down for bed at 8:30pm….now that may not sound so bad to the average person- however all the time in-between she is ON THE GO- constantly. She is running, climbing on tables, counter tops, jungle gyms, the stairs, playing with the dogs or her toys, dancing, or “exploring” the underneath of the bathroom sinks! She is NON-STOP….all day, everyday!

Gia’s vocabulary has grown tremendously also. She now says: please, thank you, apple, banana, shoe, baby, hot, ouch, dog, cat, flower, picture, up….just to name a few!  

SUMMER 2012/UPDATE

Wow I have not updated this thing since Mother’s Day….shame on me! We have been busy, busy bees this summer! So starting with the last post here is a quick update on our summer:

May 19, 2012 Gianna’s First Birthday! It was so much fun, thank you everyone who attended, you made it a blast. Gianna was in such a good mood and really enjoyed her cake!

June 2, 2012- David and Amber’s Wedding! What a beautiful event. A lot of hard work went into planning and making their day beautiful- We all had a really nice evening!...pics to come!

June 9, 2012- Carson’s First Birthday!! That was a Dr. Seuss EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Hillary and Gabe seriously outdid themselves. The décor was perfect, the food was amazing, Carson was the ‘host with the most’….such a perfect day!

June 17, 2012- Father’s Day! Daniel and Gianna enjoyed the morning together, we all went to breakfast and played at the playground. We then went to see Papa and got to swim and have a nice pool day!

July 4, 2012- Independence Day! We went to Daniel’s Grandma Jo and Ruben’s house for an early morning breakfast- followed by a 4^th of July parade! Gianna had so much fun!! We loved watching the parade then we had a chance to go to Tommy and Christy’s house for some pool time and hot dogs! Gianna LOVES the pool….she is a fish! Swim lessons this summer were a blast!

July 20- Gianna's Graduation from Swim Class! Gianna was in swim lessons all summer and the last day is "fun friday". What they consider "fun" is for everyone to jump off the diving board into the big pool! Gia is so FEARLESS she didn't mind the challenge a bit...and walked to the end of the board and jumped off (with a little push from her dad). There were NO TEARS, only smiles...and a little bit of shock! :)

July 21, 2012- Giselle’s 3^rd Birthday! We went to a birthday party for a dear family friend’s daughter. Gianna was overwhelmed (in a good way)  by all the “big” kids- she was interested in the magician for about 5 min because the big kids were interested….then she discovered the BOUNCE HOUSE. Oh my goodness- poor Daniel is the “worry wart” and would not let Gianna in the bounce house without one of us in there to make sure she was ok. I on the other hand thought she would be ok, and there was an older girl that was very protective of Gianna and was making sure she was not getting trampled (but isn’t that what bounce houses are all about). Either way, Gia spent the entire party in the bounce house- and she literally had a fit when it was time to leave!

July 27-29- Visit with the Prietos! We were sooo lucky to be able to visit with the Prieto family. It has been at least 3 years since we've sene Lily and Ryker and 1+ yr since we've seen Nikol, Jacque, and Jennifer. This visit was much anticipated and ended up being a BLAST. Such a good time with friends!

August 11, 2012- Swim day with cousins!! Gianna had an amazing day with Carson, Warren! Mom and Dad had fun with all the adults also! Such a relaxing and fun day. We ate, we played in the pool and enjoyed each other’s company- exactly what the dr. ordered!

August 12, 2012 Gianna’s first Lake Trip! Gianna had a date with daddy! They went to Lake Perris and got to ride on a boat! Daniel even let Gianna get in an inner-tube behind the boat! She had so much fun….

August 24-26- Road Trip!! We went up to Merced this past weekend! It was so great to see everyone and have a bbq with Nana and Grandpa. We also got to see Edgar and Rosie. Gianna was such a ham….doing “flips” (somersaults) for everyone, blowing kisses etc. Such a new environment- she was exhausted by the time the weekend was over.