3 Months Old!!!

Gia Therese you must stop growing...it's happening to fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 month update:
~found your hands and love to shove both of them in your mouth
~you smile ALL the time!
~grasping at things (necklaces, rings on play mat, blankets)
~eating 4 ounces..and sometimes more---you never miss a meal dear!
~ready to roll over any day now
~we are anxiously awaiting your first laugh---you are so close, but haven't found anything funny enough to laugh about yet!
~graduated to 3-6 month clothes but we still squeeze into some 0-3 b/c they are so darn cute!
~sleeping about 6 hours straight through the night, but waking up for a small feeding around 3 a.m.
~you love your babysitter Julie
~could happily bathe every night!
~starting to focus on books during our reading time at night
~your neck is SO strong!

Our goal before next months update: Get your sleeping schedule on track!  You were sleeping through the night a few weeks ago but that was because Mommy and Daddy weren't getting you to bed before 9 or 10.  You would wake around 5:30 or 6.  Now we are trying to back that off and get you to sleep earlier (by 8 or 8:30).  Every night is a trial and error!  But you are such a good baby!

Wordless Wednesday

Okay, it's Reagan who owns this blog...as if I could be wordless and not write ANYTHING! :)
Here are some fun shots I have gotten of GTA over the past few weeks...she is so freaking cute!  Enjoy.

We Gotta Sleeper!

Gia girl has slept through the ENTIRE night for the past 3 nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I cannot believe it.  She has been getting her last feeding around 9 or 10 at night and with a bath and a good swaddle we lay her down.  With an occasional whine here and there because she has spit out her paci, she eventually falls asleep.  Now, her mother on the other hand, continues to wake at 2:30 and 5:30 thinking surely she will rise for a nightly feeding.  But no, she doesn't!  I rush into the room, place my hand on her chest and my finger under her nose, to make sure she is still breathing....then curse the fact that I am awake and she is in her slumber! :)

But, at the end of the day Mommy and Daddy are happy campers and are feeling much more rested these days! Keep it up Gia!

Also, she has found her hands and attempts to shove both of them in her mouth at the same time...therefore causing herself to gag.  We HAVE NOT figured out the cause and effect relationship yet.  

Her smile is a mile wide and she shows it off so much these days---she is changing every day and although I want it to slow down, it sure is fun to be on the ride with her!

That's our update on Gia girl!

2 Months Old!

Here is our 2 month update on Gia Therese:

Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz
Length: 22 inches
Loves~being held upright on the shoulder, eating, car rides, ceiling fans, mobile in her crib, bouncy seat, big girl bath tub, laying on your legs and kicking her feet.
Hates~having to be burped in the middle of feedings, tummy time, having her nose cleaned with sucker, diaper changes right after she wakes up.

Gia has an awesome grip and she can hold on while being pulled up by Mommy or Daddy.  She can lift her head to 45 degrees when on tummy--but hates every minute of it...we must push through though! :)  When up on feet, she pushes up with her legs and can hold her weight for a few seconds (not alone of course!).  She can focus on objects in front of her face and follow them from left to right!  She smiles a ton and is beginning to use her voice more by cooing and changing her cries.  Gia was 2 months old on Christmas Eve!  Here is her 2 month photos!!  Such a doll baby.

Santa Baby

We took GTA to meet the fat man in the red suit on December 17th at Briarcliff Village.  I highly recommend going three because they offer free pictures (that you download from their website) and you can take your own pictures as well!  Gia had on her "I believe in Santa" outfit and was adorable of course!  Here are a few shots from meeting Mr. Claus!

The 12 Gifts of Christmas (teacher style)

So, as a teacher it is very evident that we already do a pretty selfless job----but around the holidays it becomes even more apparent!

We know we won't get bonuses or elaborate gifts...but we do get gifts---
so I decided to write a song about it!


When you see the last one, I have an explanation of it below! :)

12 Gifts of Christmas
(to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas)
By: Reagan Allegri


On the day before Winter Break my students gave to me:
12 mugs for coffee
11 trinkets from home
10 stinky lotions
9 half burnt candles
8 homemade somethings
7 stuffed reindeer
6 re-gifted items
5 random things
4 more mugs for coffee
3 banana breads
2 homemade ornaments
A gift card with a zero balance

Okay, so I got a Walmart gift card today from a kiddo and it has a baby on it.  I was so happy to get this gift from a student and she said, "It's for the baby!"

 I told her I would definitely buy something for Gia with it!  Then she said, and I promise I am not making this up....if you want to use the gift card though you have to put money on it.

That's right folks!  I got a gift card with a zero balance that has already been used!  So enjoy your Christmas bonuses or nice gifts from your bosses! ;)

Third Time's A Charm???

So, as a first time Mommy to be, I always looked at Moms out there and asked myself the big question...HOW DID YOU KNOW TO DO THAT?  I always worried that I would forget something, do something wrong, or be left completely confused because I just didn't know to do things.

And, as it turned out....I did!  Of course I am going to forget something, do something wrong, and be completely confused.  I realized that all those other moms out there knew what to do because they do had messed up and learned their lesson!

Need an example?  Here.

Questions I had in my head while pregnant, and then the answers I came up with:

Question: When do you cut the baby's nails?
Answer:   When they scratch you across the face making it look like you were in a cage fight.  Awesome.

Question:  Can you tell if the water is the right temperature for your baby during a bath?
Answer:  You can if Gia craps in the water....ahhhhhh, pure relaxation!

Question:  How did you know to pack extra clothes in the diaper bag?  I wouldn't have thought of that.
Answer:You learn this when Gia craps up her back at Ruby Tuesdays and she has to wear a diaper until I scrounged together some blue pants that were too small and a pink onesie (which wasn't pink to begin with...but it got thrown in the washer with a red shirt).

Question:  How do you know how much milk to give your baby in a bottle if you breastfeed?
Answer:  You know how much to give them when they are screaming at the top of their lungs, so you feed them more and then they stop screaming and push the bottle out of their mouth.  Thanks Gia, you are a pro at this! :)

Question: When are you supposed to transition your child into their crib from your room?
Answer: When Gia decided to sleep soundly on her own yet make moaning and groaning noises all night to soothe herself....Daddy and Mommy were VERY tired and a tad irritable.  Baby Girl got introduced to her crib at 5 weeks! :)


So mommas-to-be out there, it is all a LEARNING PROCESS!  Not one mom out there knew what to do at every given moment...so find the humor and laugh it off if possible!  After all, Gia won't remember this anyway....well, $#&^ ... unless you have a blog out there to remind her how "crappy" you were at this parenting gig!!! :)