August 2009

Last week I got to meet my new nephew Cash Jackson~ Mr. F's sister Christina and husband came for a visit to sunny San Diego. It was a crazy and wonderful week of family dinners, outings and parties. It was very hard seeing them leave, knowing that Cash will be so different the next time I see him. I am very spoiled because all my neices and nephews are right here in San Diego but now that Cash has arrived it is so hard to have him so far away in WY.

11 weeks old - what a sweetie

We attempted to take some pictures of all the grandchilren but as you can see we did not have much success. Giulianna gave Cash a couple good squeezes on the check and a little poke in the eye. It was funny being the photographer and trying to figure out how to make Gianna smile and still get the picture. These will be fun to show them one day.

We also tried to take them outside. Once again not much success!

We are about a month away from Gianna's first birthday. It is amazing how time flies by so quickly. To think that almost a year ago Gianna was born. I looked back at the pictures of her right after she was born and she honestly is so blue/pale white colored. She didn't really even look alive! Thank God for excellent doctors and medical care.

Here is a picture of her in the hospital on day two of her life. Thankfully she was much better looking on this day than when she was born.

And now look at my almost one year old baby. She is crawling at lightening speed, she pulls up on everything she can and stands without any support for 30 seconds to a minute. I am afraid walking may be coming very soon. I am not encouraging or rushing this next adventure.


As you can see she loves to eat and will take a bit of anything she can get her hands on.

Today her good friend Ella came over for a little play time. Gianna was sporting her PJ top and diaper.

One of my favorite things about being a mom is seeing the special relationship between Gianna and her daddy. Since he takes care of her on Mondays and Tuesdays they have a very tight bond. He can make her laugh more than anyone else and she loves him dearly. He is 100% involved in our parenting adventure. No task is too big or little for him to do in regards to caring for our daughter. I am forever thankful that God gave me him as a partner.

Gianna is on a crazy new sleep schedule where she goes to bed at 6:30 and wakes up around 7:30 or 8:00 am. Then she takes a nap about 3.5 hours later and then she is up until her bed time. I think she is just a sleeper kind of kid and likes to get in the long hours. I have also found with her that sometimes I need to put on a movie to get her to eat a good meal. I know this is not the best technique and I never claimed to be the best mom but for now it helps.

I am trying to use as much sign language as I can so we will be able to communicate before she can talk. I saw my sister do this and I know how valuable it is.

In the middle of september my hubby goes back to graveyard shift. I am dreading this change but I know after about 2 weeks I will adjust. So plan on seeing a lot more blogging come September since I will have all my evenings free.

Thanks for reading - I am off to bed! Jewels