Tooth Number Three

Giovanni's Valentine's Day gift to mommy and daddy was his third tooth popping through! He now has two on the bottom and one on the top. What a cute smile!
This little guy is all over the place! His main goal in crawling is to get somewhere that he can pull himself up and stand. He will be the happiest little boy when he figures the walking thing out. I think he has wanted to run since the day he was born!
Jeff and I are absolutely loving this stage. Giovanni has such a personality, and we love laughing and playing with him! What fun!
Please enjoy the new snapshots of our "G man" in action! :)

Crawling, Sitting Up, and so much more!

Wow!  So I am officially bad at staying updated on this blog.  Our precious little (or should I say big) guy has grown up so much!

Giovanni is now 7 1/2 months old and so much has happened since I last blogged.  Giovanni went from army crawling a few weeks ago to now full out crawling!  Not only is he crawling and sitting up like a big boy, but he is pulling himself up, too.  Yesterday he crawled up on Jeff to his knees, and then went all the way up to his feet!  He loves being up on his feet so much that I'm sure it won't be long before he's up and running.  I have pictures and video that I will try to post soon!

People try to tell you how amazing it is to be a parent.  But I can't even explain the love and feelings I have for Giovanni Michael.  Every second I spend with him is a true miracle.  He makes me laugh and he makes me cry.  I want nothing more than for him to grow up surrounded by love. I truly think I am the luckiest person alive to have such a sweet little boy in my life.

I LOVE PEARS!

So -- after a couple weeks of unsuccessfully trying grean beans, applesauce, sweet potatoes, and other yummy foods ;) we finally found something Giovanni likes. PEARS! And now that he's eating those, he's also eating green beans, too (well....a little bit). What a big boy!

The cutest thing happened this afternoon.... something that hasn't happened since he was a newborn. Giovanni fell asleep on my chest and took a nap. It totally isn't like him to do that. But he cuddled up with his blanket and fell asleep on my belly. It was the most precious thing :).

I am officially done Christmas shopping for Giovanni. I hadn't been in Toys R Us for years. That place has way too many cool things. Laura and I went and played last night for awhile....I could have bought just about everything in the store! I didn't -- I was good! It sure is hard to make decisions, though, when there are way too many options to choose from.

Christmas is right around the corner. 5 more days of school and then a wonderful 2 week break. I can't wait!