3 months old

It's kind of hard to believe this little one with the double chin is 3 months old. She is our joy.

* She is growing so fast. She takes up a lot more room in our arms, in her carseat, swing, and changing table. She's officially not a newborn anymore.

* Gianna is a smile maniac. A tickle to the tummy, a stroke to the cheek, a funny face delivered with stage presence all make her grin from ear to ear.

* Her gas problems persist. After a whole month of abstaining from dairy and eggs, I determined it wasn't me since there was absolutely no change in her periodic bouts with tummyaches. The doc said it could just be a predisposition to gas or an immature gastrointestinal tract. He assures us it will come to an end soon (ish).

*She has begun to hold on to stuffed animals and other toys. Such a milestone! I seem waay more excited about it than she does. Here, she's rocking out to her maracas.

*When you hold her in front of you, she tries to stand up. Her squats and powerlunges are giving her quite the lower body workout.

*She's able to face forward in the baby carrier aka "front pack" as Jeff calls is. Her head and neck control is improving a lot.

* She loves herself a handwich. Yumm! Especially now that she can get her hands to her mouth unassisted!

*She is definitely finding her voice. She coos, goos, gaahs, ooos, gurrrrsss, kkkkkaaaas, gurgles, and bbpppprrrrrrs.

* In a matter of seconds, Gianna can pump her legs and lift her pelvis, propelling herself backwards so she travels across whatever surface she's on. She seems to be able to get herself to where she wants to go.

* She loves looking at her brother. He makes her smile and whatever he's doing is quite interesting to her. These two are peas in a pod.


* She has begun to notice television, which is rarely on in our home during the week. Here, I propped her up for her first Baby Mozart DVD, which is safe to say she dug.