No More Rails

A couple of weekends ago, Michael and I removed the side rail from the girls' cribs to convert them into toddler beds. The G's were pretty excited about this - they love being able to jump up and down on the beds whenever they feel like it.

Michael and I were nervous about them falling out of their beds, so we placed cushions on the floor to catch them in case they should fall. So far, Giuliana has fallen down twice and Gisella has not fallen at all. Giuliana fell once during her nap and once during the night. When she fell during nap time, it woke her up but when she fell during the night, she continued to sleep. Michael and I found her on the floor asleep when we went in to check up on them.

One thing that we have noticed is that they are waking up earlier! They used to sleep until at least 7 sometimes even 7:30. Now, they come running into our room at 6. This morning they even woke up Baby - and she was always the first one to get up in the mornings. I am sure that the excitement will wear off - at least I am hoping so that I can get some more zzzs.

Catching up on GP

These past few months, little GP (Georgie Pie) has grown up so much. I really now see her as more of a little person. She loves hanging out with her sisters so much. Whenever we go to her sisters room, she squeals with delite. The pictures above show her accomplishments this month - she has been learning to feed herself. She loves cheerios and puffs. She is also crawling and sitting up on her own. Such a big girl.

My New Stroller

I have been wanting a stroller for my three girls for so long and I finally found one on ebay. I did not want to spend too much money on it since I knew that I would not use it that often. I wanted a triple stroller so that I could walk/jog with them to the park.

The stroller is so wide that it does not fit through standard doors. I knew this when I bought it - but,I was okay with it because I also knew that I did not want to take all three of them out and about and inside stores by myself. The stroller was only for running outside or to the park.

Well, the stroller finally arrived and I was so excited that I assemlbled it immediately - it was then that I realized just how heavy it really was.

I used it the very next day - I walked/ran the girls to the park - and it was so freaking hard - hard to maneouvar, hard to handle, it kept getting caught on the sidewalk etc., I had quite a workout. I can't imagine doing this during the hot summer months since I was drenched by the time that we got back home.

I guess I should have known better. Pushing the three of them is hard work!

Easter Weekend

What a busy, busy Easter weekend. We were blessed to share it with our family and friends.

On Holy Thursday, MG and I took the girls out to dinner. The picture above shows us before we went out to eat. I don't have too many matching outfits for the three of them, but this is one that I do have and we thought that they looked too cute!

On Good Friday, MG and I went out with Michael's brothers and their wives - we went to our favorite sushi restaurant where we had a lot of different sushi with a lot more wine. Of course, we paid the price for it the next day since lil G wakes up before dawn. It took me the entire weekend to get over that one night. But it was well worth it!

On Saturday, the girls, MG and I colored Easter eggs and then on Easter Sunday we took the girls to both grandparents' house. Needless to say, they went on 2 Easter egg hunts, and have so much leftover chocolate - which of course is being consumed by me.

Coloring Eggs

The Saturday before Easter, Michael and I walked the girls over to Randall's (in our new stroller), to buy white eggs and dye to color them. As soon as we got home, we boiled the eggs and prepared the dyes. This is the picture of the table set up before the girls began to dye their eggs. The entire prep work took about one hour - the girls were so excited - Giuliana especially since she loves to do art work. They knew that something was going on - finally all of the preparations were ready and the girls could begin coloring.

I showed the girls how to color the eggs first so that they could do it themselves after. Gisella is watching and learning.

Giuliana is putting stickers on the eggs. She did an awesome job decorating.

Here she is coloring the eggs all by herself!

It took us so long to get everything ready and it took the girls about 10 minutes to color the eggs, place stickers on them, throw the eggs on the floor, get dye all over their hands, get bored and move on to some other disaster. Sigh.

I'm Still Standing . . .

I have been sick the entire month and therefore, have not been able to blog. I had what the Dr. called a "minor" sinus/viral/respiratory infection. In other words, there was nothing that he could do for me. I can't imagine what a major infection would be like - perhaps then the Dr. would have given me some meds and I would have felt better sooner. Oh well, I am finally better and enjoying the beautiful spring weather.

Georgina is now six months and has started solids. She does not like fruit, and cries when I give it to her. On the other hand, she adores sweet potato, carrots, and squash. Unfortunately for me, this means a lot of orange poop. She is also turning over and rolls around to reach for toys. Is she sleeping through the night? Well . . . sometimes. She is going to bed a lot earlier which is nice - MG and I get some time alone to watch t.v. or read, or just hang out together.

The twins are growing up so fast. They are talking so much more - they can put two words together and are also really trying to use their words as opposed to just pointing and/or grunting. The most amazing thing is that they can understand both English and Italian. I am hoping that they remain bilingual. Each day they become more and more independent - in fact, they fight for their independence and do not want me to help them. I find it so amazing that they learn to do something new almost every single day.

What a difference a year makes!

This picture was taken on the Gs birthday last year. The girls were still sitting in their highchairs, and I remember that I was still nervous about food allergies and was not sure if they would have any reaction to the cupcakes. Last year, they were not walking yet. This year, they are running, jumping, dancing, laughing and getting into all sorts of mischief. They are also making friends, going to school and eating all by themselves.

Michael and I decide to make it tradition to sing to them and have them blow out their birthday candle as soon as they wake up. After we sing them their happy birthdays, we will have them open up one present. Later on that evening, we will take them out to dinner. This year, we took them to Carrabas for dinner. I must admit that I got a bit teary - eyed when the waiters sang 'Tanti Auguri' to them. My one wish is that they don't grow up too fast!