Mohawk Morning

Every morning in the Smith house we would give the "hairdo" award to the person who had the most messed up hair. Today Gianna was given the "Hairdo" award for the first time. Check out her Mohawk.

Adventures of a 1st time Mom - THE FLOATER

Gianna did something tonight that I knew would happen eventually but I hoped Mr. F would be the one to experience it first. She was having a fun time in the bath tub when I noticed a look of intensity came upon her face. The grunting and heavy breathing started and sure enough she was doing her business and out came a poop. I pulled her out of the bath so that she would not be sitting in poop water and put her down on her towel. I ran to get a wipe and I got there just in time to catch the rest of the poop that followed. Poop ended up on her leg and all over her towel. I was laughing thinking of all the funny things that happen when you are a mom. I love all of these adventures even the stinky messy ones!

Six Months

Gianna Joy Feliccia

6 Months Old

16 lbs 5oz - 59th percentile

27.5" - 97th percentile



Grabs anything she can get her hands on, rolling over, sleeps 12.5 hours a night, screams in delight, loves to eat and is the joy of my life. I had no idea I could love someone this much.

Blog Mammas - I need some advice

Gianna has been sleeping through the night since she was probably 2 months old but last week she started waking up at either 2, 3 or 4am. I have been going in and feeding her but it is really taking a toll on me. I am so exhausted! I was thinking about this yesterday and it seems that if she was sleeping through the night before there is no reason she needs to be eating more now. I put her down somewhere between 6:30 and 7:15 every night. Then I do a dream feed about 3 hours later and she drinks almost an entire bottle. She used to sleep until 6 or 7 a.m. but for the past 9 days I have been getting up and feeding her in the early morning. Happy Child Healthy Sleep Habits says it is still normal for them to wake up and feed twice a night. But she was sleeping through the night and I am afraid I am allowing her to form a really bad habit of waking up. She will be 6 months on the 16th.

I might let her cry it out tonight. Maybe go in and give her a binky or rock her back to sleep??? Anyone have any advice?

Thanks!

Diet Soda

Lately, I have been working on not drinking as much diet soda. I usually drink one diet Pepsi or diet Dr. pepper per day. I have been contemplating giving it up completely because of a couple of reasons.

1. I heard it gives you cellulite (Which is pretty much a lost cause at this point for me)
2. I have heard it actually makes you more hungry - therefor you consume more calories
3. I know sugar substitutes are not good for me and neither is all the junk that makes diet soda taste so good.
4. Have you ever seen a coke clean a penny??? Think of what that is doing inside of me.

I know there are some faithful bloggers who are die hard Diet Coke fans. Yes, the three of you know who you are:)

So what do you think? Keep drinking it or give it up?

What do you eat for breakfast?

What do you eat for breakfast? Are you a rut eater or do you mix it up? I know my mom has two cups of black coffee and eats half an apple and a handful of nuts every morning. Then about two hours later she has a piece of toast with cottage cheese and Cinnamon and sugar. I know that sounds gross but if you like cottage cheese it actually really good. My sister on the other hand has cereal almost every morning and is a non coffee drinker. For some reason I think it's inter sting to see what everyone else eats for breakfast. So what do you eat?

I am all over the place - one cup of coffee with organic 1/2 and 1/2 and some sugar and then either:
yogurt with wheat germ,
toast with peanut butter, banana and honey
oatmeal
banana pancakes
cereal
two eggs....

Gianna loves to eat

I realize more and more how much I miss being part of the blogging community. I love connecting this way with friends and yet it seems to be the task that haunts me. I think if I had a laptop it would actually make it much easier. Our computer is upstairs so if Mr. F is watching TV I like to be with him and so I don't want to go blog.

For the next four months though Mr. F is working the graveyard shift so my evening time will be free. Last week was his first week working graveyard and it was hard for me. It really gave me quite a bit of compassion for single moms. I think a big factor is also that I am spoiled! My husband does so much in regards to caring for Gianna. We are a team and we take care of her together. So when he is out of the picture for 3 or 4 days straight I get really overwhelmed.

Gianna turned 5 months this week. She is changing so much every day. This morning she rolled from her tummy to her back, she is grabbing everything in site and she is figuring out how to use her hands. She loves to grab my hair and my lips and sucks/chews on anything she can find. She wakes up with a smile and has started screaming out in joy.


At the end of January we introduced her to some baby oatmeal and she really like it. I am feeding her once a day and this week she had some organic sweet potatoes. She dives forward for each bit and just slurps is all down. She has started wearing bibs daily because of the excessive drooling from teething.

She brings us so much joy. Other than her my life is pretty boring. I am still working selling health insurance, trying to get back in shape and trying to keep our house running. I am home each night by 7 because Gianna is out by 7:15. If anyone wants to catch up on the phone I am free:)

Hopefully you will start hearing from me on a more regular basis. Here are some new picture of Gianna who by the way does not look like me at all. She is totally her dad!

First Solid Food

Eating her oatmeal

I love that happy smile

Sitting on the table while Mom and Dad eat breakfast

Our dear friend DU from Romania came for a visit last week

I love sweet potatoes!