Snap shots from our day...

Today has been pretty relaxed, just me and Gia hanging out... and Nola, too.  We had cake with our neighbors last night, so we all went to bed late, meaning me & Gia slept in a little this morning.  When we finally got up, we did our normal routine:  change the diaper, get dressed, choose a matching bow, eat milk & whatever food I can convince her to eat, play a while on the floor, get some chores done, take a nap, etc...  

Today we tried a new food: carrots.  I have been wanting to make my own and start Gia on them, but then she got sick and wouldn't eat anything, so I used the carrots for me and Bobby instead.  This weekend our friends the Zanders donated babyfood to us, and low & behold there were carrots!  I wasn't sure how Gia would respond to them because she is the world's pickiest eater, but she loved them!  Oh, be still my heart!  I was so excited.

After breakfast we went into the nursery.  I needed to organize/throw out some things, so Gia played in the crib while I got to work.  I would look up periodically and see her pulling herself up into the standing position, which she's been able to do for a few weeks now.  For this reason, by the way, we don't leave her in the crib by herself unless she's swaddled and sleeping.  Anyway, I had to put something in the bathroom, so I sat her back down in the middle of the crib and went around the corner.  In the (literally!) 3 seconds I was gone, she had pulled herself up again and was standing in the crib!  I was so surprised!  Fortuantely, I had my camera with me.

After Gia took her nap, it was bathtime.  Gianna LOVES being in the bathtub, especially since our friend Emma donated a sitting-up thing so that she could sit by herself in the tub and play with the focet.  Nola was particularly interested in this bath, so I thought I'd include her in the fun.  You know those pictures of brothers & sisters playing together in the tub?  Well, Gia is the first child, so I chose the next best thing.

We were in there so long that her little toes got pruned.  So cute.

Then we had lunch and took a trip to the grocery store... to "make groceries" as my Westwego friends would say.  Yep, I've got New Orleans on my mind because it's Mardi Gras time. Just a side note, I wish I was in N.O. at a parade catching beads.  So, one of Gia's favorite things is to ride in the cart.  I take her to the store when she gets fussy, and she has the time of her life!  Today she wasn't fussy, but we needed to get baby wipes, so off we went!  And although it took us forever to get through the check out line, we had fun.  I told her all about the things we were buying (I got carrots for 50 cents a lb!) and she smiled a lot.

And now we are back home.  Gia was fussy and ready to go to sleep, and then... Bobby came home.  And now she's riled up, which means she will not get her nap and will be cranky all night.  Sigh.  Oh well, that's how it goes!