Happy Valentine's Day

We hope that everybody has a happy Valentine's Day!

Ours will be full of love!

Happy 5 Month!

Georgina is now 5 months and I just can't get over how fast she is growing! She can now play in the exersaucer - look at that neck control. It is amazing that in just a few months babies develop so quickly. She has not learned to spin in the exersaucer - I am sure that will be coming soon enough! Her sisters like to get in it also - except that they climb into it and then get stuck and are not able to get back out! They really need to figure that out quick because my back is about to break from all the constant lifting and bending that I am doing.

Georgina can also touch her toes! One day she simply discovered them and ever since then, she enjoys reaching out for them.

Loves, loves, loves to look at her hands. All the time. Her sister, Giuliana, was the same way -was fascinated with her hands.

She has also begun to babble so she no longer sounds like a little kitty cat when she speaks. It is so cute because now she is beginning to sound a bit like her sisters. I find it so amazing that one day she just learns something new - from touching her toes to babbling!

Nightime has been a bit smoother also - she takes her final feeding at 8:00 p.m. and then will fall asleep by 9. She then sleeps until 2ish, will nurse, falls back to sleep - and I have to wake her up in the morning at 8:00 for breakfast with her crazy sisters. She also takes 3 naps a day - totaling about 4 hours of sleep. I am really enjoying her schedule now - my main goal is to get all of their feeding times and their afternoon nap synchronized.

Georgina has also started eating solids - just rice cereal mainly - I have been giving it to her at the same time that her sisters eat their meals. She has definitely gotten a lot easier. Too bad I can't say the same about her sisters - more to follow.

More Rain

Another wet, dreary day here - and of course, the girls do not have school. Why could they not have school on a sunny day? Anyway, I cannot think of anything else to keep them occupied - hopefully there will not be any rain tomorrow . . .

Giuliana painting - Gisella has already gotten tired of it and has taken off and probably into trouble or making a mess elsewhere.

They love their tea parties!

Rainy Day Fun

It has been rainy, wet and cold the past few days and we have not been able to go outside to play. I tried to keep the girls busy with art projects since they are tired of playing with their toys and watching videos. We played with playdo, we painted, colored in coloring books, and had numerous tea parties. Unfortunately we finished all of the above activities in about 30 minutes. It took me longer to clean it all up. Aaagghh! What else is there to do??

We did not actually cook - I put aprons on the girls to keep their clothes, well, close to clean. The hats came with the aprons - they love the entire look.

Future chefs?

Gisella is such a funny girl - she hates the smell of paint! Who taught her to cover her nose? I have no idea . . . the things they pick up at school . . .

Giuliana painting with textured paintbrushes. She is so talented.

Georgina Baptism

January 16th was a very special day for our littlest G - it was the day that she was baptised. Throughout the entire service, she did very well and most importantly, she did not cry when water was poured over her head. Georgina was listening intently to the Deacon. I love the little baptism cap - it is so sweet.

SHe loves to play/look at her hands.

The godparents (my brother, Tony, and my SIL, Larissa) lighting the baptism candle -

My brother holding the candle, he was very serious (probably thinking about all of his godfather duties). Since he was sitting behind me, - I was nervous that he was going to light my hair on fire. Hehe.

Georgina's baptism cake - it was very yummy - strawberries and cream. Too bad she could not have any yet - her sisters really enjoyed it!

Behind the cake are the party favors that Larissa made for us. She did such a great job - they were beautiful. Georgina is blessed to have such loving Godparents.

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Happy 4 Months Georgie!

Laughing, cooing, looking at her hands

Grabbing her very first rattle and then placing it in her mouth.

Who is that pretty baby in the mirror??

She can kick up her legs . . .

and then flip to her side!

My sweet baby girl is now 4 months - such a big girl - she has changed so much in the last month. Every day she does something different. She is growing and changing every day.

Her stats:

Height 23.5 - 20%

Weight 12 lbs 5 oz 30%

Head 40 - 25%

No, she is not sleeping thru the night. Not yet. In fact, it seems like she has regressed to newborn sleep - waking up every 3 hours. Perhaps she is still trying to establish her sleep pattern from when she was sick. Actually, the past 2 nights she has slept for 5 hour straight. Also, formula does NOT help. COntrary to what everybody says, "Just give her formula and she will sleep all night". Is not true and yes I have tried it.

BUT there are so many things that she can do and I am going to focus on that. Here are all the things that she CAN do.

She can

• from her back turn over onto her side


• reach for a rattle and grab it (just did this yesterday!)
  
• look at a mobile and reach for the objects
  
• when placed on her tummy, flip over onto her back
  
• smile, squeal, coo and laugh out loud
  
• follow me or papi with her eyes


• mantain steady head control


• kick and thrash her arms around when me or papi appear ( I love this - it is so cute!)
  

Georgina loves her swing now - and has fallen asleep in it during the day. She also loves to look at her hands - too cute.

Overall, there are so many things that she CAN do - most importantly, she makes her mommy and papi so proud of her and she makes them so very happy -

Merry Christmas

The G's playing with Nonna's Nutcrackers.

The week before Christmas, Giuliana and Gisella get sick with a cold and then both develop a double ear infection. Georgina also gets sick and we had to take her to the Dr. right on Christmas Eve. Thank you Dr. B for staying at your office and waiting for us! Georgina also developed a double ear infection and during Christmas, all 3 G's were on antibiotics. Poor little Georgina could not sleep nor eat very well. And of course, wanted to be held and would cry whenever we would put her down. So, MG and I took turns holding her, shooting saline solution up her nose, and giving her the steam bath. Day and night - we were and are still exhausted!

We spent Christmas at my parents home in Brookshire - the 'Ranch'. It is tradition - my family and I have done this every year - since I was a child. SO, after the Dr.'s visit, we packed up all the G's and headed out.

In the above picture, the girls are playing the piano. Giuliana loves music - listening, singing and playing. Gisella likes music also, but prefers climbing up and down the stool.

Christmas Eve dinner - I think that I sat down a total of 5 minutes - enough time to inhale my dinner before running off to hold little G.
The G's stayed up with us - in fact, they went to sleep close to 10:00 that night - they loved playing with their grandparents and their cousins. They ran all over the house - played with the Christmas tree ornaments - sang and danced to Christmas songs.

God Bless Silvia - she has worked for my mother for 20 years - here she is holding Georgina while Mommy takes a break to eat dinner.

Christmas morning opening gifts - Santa was so generous to all! Poor Gisella was so tired - we had to wake her up - not Giuliana, she was up and ready to have more fun with her cousins.

Gisella is having her first cappucino with Nonno. Hmm, maybe that will help her wake up a bit!

Books and more books - Giuliana loves books - she is such a great reader!