My Brown-Eyed Girl

I already talked a little bit about Gianna, but I thought I would add a little more.  Gianna is 18 months old and is in a really fun but challenging stage right now.  She is learning so much everyday, more than I sometimes realize.  She has a limited vocabulary, but understands so much!  Her vocabulary includes, Momma, Da Da (even though she currently calls Joey Momma), Dom, NO, yeah, down, hot, out, dog, Elmo, shoes, I don't know, hi, bye, more, cheese, eyes, baby, ball and book (there could be more that I am forgetting).  She loves puzzles, books, singing, dancing and sillyness!  She loves babies and stuffed animals and often walks around with someone under her arm, rocking it and saying "Shhhh." She also loves her little brother very much!  She likes to help me take care of him. If he starts crying and I don't get to him right away she runs up to him saying "Dom, Dom, shhhh Dom," and tries to give him his pacifier.

As I said, this has been a fun but challenging age.  She gets frustrated trying to communicate what she wants and even more frustrated when I say no. We have temper tantrums when things don't go her way.  All of this was magnified the last few months, as all four of her molars were coming in at the same time and there was no consoling her.  Oh, and every diaper change was a struggle.  And she has been really into making messes lately.

This was Joey's birthday, this is where we found Gianna after we sat down for a few minutes in the other room.  The good thing was she was going after the fruit!

It has been a long summer (considering I was also trying to get used to caring for two children), but I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Her teeth are in, so there is not as much whining, I am beginning to be able to reason with her, she is letting me change her diaper, and she is beginning to play by herself a little more.

Anyway, the good always outweighs the bad and I feel so blessed to be the Mommy of such a beautiful, sweet little girl!


More on Dominic soon!