
So where does the time go? I have let too much time pass...and now I have too much to write. Here are a few milestones that both Garyn and Gianna have accomplished in the past two months.
...Garyn is beginning to recognized his letters. He spelled "Ball" on Ryan's Ball State shirt on 1-12-09
...Gianna was standing in her crib after her nap as she waited for me. 1-14-09
...Gianna is getting better every day with her sippy cup. Her favorite thing to drink is apple juice.
...Gianna CRAWLED for the first time on 1-18-09.
...Garyn pooped on the potty for the very first time 1-23-09
...Gianna signed for the first time. She signed "more." She wanted a carrott wagon wheel puff.
...Garyn and Gianna battled cold after cold, croup, bronchitis, and ear infections the entire months of Jan. and
Feb.
...Gianna says "mama, dada, pappap,gaga, baba" and is learning more words everyday. Her new word is "duck." She learned this word from reading with Garyn...his favorite book "Duck Soup."
...Garyn had tubes placed in his ears on 2-11-09. He did fantastic and now has clear ears....Thanks Dr. Shelton!
...Gianna got her first big "booboo." She fell on the hearth room steps while dancing to her dada's new record player. Her eye and cheek were black and blue for over two weeks.
...Garyn turned 3 YEARS old on 2-23-09. We enjoyed a Cars birthday cake and played with the balloons sent by GaGa and PapPap.
...Garyn and Gianna went with me and recieved Ashes for the first time at our church. They were so well behaved and Garyn thought it was so funny that we had "dirt" on our heads. Gianna ended up with Ashes all over her little face.
...Garyn has his 3 year pictures taken on an antique firetruck on 2-28-09 and loved loved loved it! And the pictures are beautiful!
...Gianna is now a pro at the sippy cup. She can use all types and she still loves apple juice. Although she will drink and EAT anything!
...Gianna has started eating table food and LOVES everything. Garyn made Gianna her first grilled cheese on 2-20-09 and she loved it. Her favorite foods to date are turkey bologna, turkey dogs, ham, turkey lunch meat, CHICKEN NUGGETS!!!, any type of fruit or veggie. Her favorite snack is Lucky Charms. She has learned to pick out the marshmallows (her favorite part of the snack.)
...Garyn and Gianna celebrated their birthdays at GaGa and PapPap's house on 3-7-09! Garyn and Gianna had Christmas in March....where am I going to put all these toys??
...So many things have happened in two months!!! It was less than two months ago that Garyn pooped in the potty for the first time, or that Gianna took her first crawl...and yet, it feels like they have been doing these things forever!!!
It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day life....the truly unimportant things (housework, laundry, schedules, etc...) and it is only when I look back at all the milestones that happen in two months...how fast my kids are growing, that I realize, the little things are just that...little! And moments like Gianna's first crawl, Garyn's first recognition of letters, colors, etc are the important BIG things in life!!!
My life is good, my love is strong, and my children bring the laughter into my world. I love my life...