Painting Madness

We did ALL the painting in mid-March in one weekend! One of my students' dad is a painter, so we hired him to do the foyer, upstairs hallway, kitchen and living room. Other than that we painted 4 bedrooms, 2 playrooms, 3 bathrooms, a laundry room and a mud room in one weekend! That was A LOT of painting! Ava helped Chris with the accent wall of the main floor play room for a bit after daycare on Friday.

 This is Gianna's room finished.

 Chris taping off the tray ceiling in the master bedroom.

 The master bedroom completed.

 The girls' bathroom.

 Ava's room complete.

 Another view of the master bedroom.

 The foyer.

Tub Time!!!

I am dreadfully behind on my blogging! Work has been crazy, my Thirty One business is going very well, the house is coming along and the girls are growing and that just makes like a bit busy and full of chaos (good chaos and I will not claim that much of it is organized at this point!) Give me a couple weeks and I will say we have organized chaos. Here are a few photos from my munchkins in the tub. Gianna LOVES bath time and truthfully, I think Ava knows she gets to splash around longer if she hops in with Gianna! 

Snow Fun

Ava had some fun out in the snow with her snow markers.

 She had a blast until she took a huge digger into the snow and covered her face.

 Here is where the tears started to flow.

She was content to help Daddy snowblow then!

Flower Girl

Ava and I went to try our dresses on a couple weekends ago. She was so excited to put her dress on!

Hanging With Papa and Denali

Papa and Denali are good to snuggle with!

Valentine's Day Treats!

Ava and I had fun making some Valentine's Day treats for her friends at daycare and her other friends. She was so excited to write her name and tell me who the treats would be for. She definitely displays the "you are my mom, I don't want to do it like you say" attitude. She makes me a bit nervous to go to school, but she needs a teacher that isn't her Momma to work with her! :)  

Gianna is 9 Months Old!

Gianna is 9 months old and full of SPUNK!! She loves doing "so big" when you ask her how big she is!

Here are the things I'd like to remember about Gianna at 9 months old.

* She is wearing a size 3 diaper and is in 6-9 month clothes for a bit yet.

* She has three meals of food and a couple bottles between. 

* She weighs 19 lb 10.5 oz (70th percentile) and is 29 inches long (90th percentile.)

* She loves to giggle.

* Gianna plays patty cake and "rolls" her hands! 

* She loves throwing her arms above her head to show you how big she is.

* The doctor is monitoring her head size (it's off the charts apparently). We go back in a couple weeks to see where she's at and see if we need further intervention (not sure what that would entail, I never asked) or if we monitor or if she's good.

* We may have a speech eval in the near future. The doctor has a potential concern for her swallowing. (She doesn't like textures and doesn't always swallow her puffs. We are experimenting with other finger foods to help her with this.)

* She is no longer drinking Neocate formula!! She's successfully transitioned to a soy formula. This means she's outgrown at least the soy portion of her milk protein allergy and we have a bit more cash in our bank account.

* Gianna loves crawling around and exploring. 

*Her jumperoo is still a hit and she likes playing her piano.

* She babbles a lot and says, "Dada, baba, papa, gaga" She's been adding some new sounds to her babble.

* She is very squirmy! Dressing her and changing her diapers should be an Olympic sport! She is way more active than Chris or I remember Ava being!