Asserting Herself

Not many pics this week as there hasn't been much time between hissy fits, oops I mean asserting herself. This has been a rough week on mommy trying to keep her patience intact. I can't say it is completely. Gabriella has been fighting naps and throwing some pretty good fits. She's taken to arching her back and throwing her head backwards on the floor. That works out just fine and dandy as long as she's on a soft surface. She's just all around not been a very happy camper all week. She took an hour to finally give in this afternoon and take a nap. She woke up a much happier girl. Too bad you can't reason that with them, huh?

Here are the pics I did take.






Yep, the pointer is still working overtime.

Caught in the act of biting Minnie's ear!


Can't you just see it in her eyes????

The Sippy Solution

Gabriella is more than happy to drink her milk from a cup. But, she just wasn't getting the hang of tilting the cup and her head back to drink. So, I got some sippies with straws. Bingo! She sucks down her milk with that.

Oooooh mommy, thank you for the yummy milk!



Here is one for Titi Ady. She sent this dress from Greece for Gabriella and now it fits her perfectly. She's sitting on her new learning chair she got for her birthday from her little buddy Connor. Now, we just have to teach her not to do a nosedive to get out of it! I have it on the nice soft mat in the playroom now.



Further proof that yes, Bing is actually a person. Hanging with Grandma Maty.

Gabriella learned to point and now she points at everything and everyone.

Par-Tay

Today was Gabriella's birthday party. It was a gorgeous day and we all had a blast!

First, some warm-up pictures from last night, testing the hat out....

No way would she leave it on for even a second.



But, I figured once distracted by cake, she'd leave it alone. You'll see in the pics to come that I was right!




Titi Karen

The two grandmas

All nice and clean... not for long!


mmmmmmm, I remember this sweet stuff!


Ok, time to really dig in.





Time to open the presents.






And so as to not leave the star of the blog out... Bing up to his usual antics. Do you think they have AA for cats?? He was obviously quite interested in the beer.

Phew - Easier Than I Thought

Tonight was the first night I put Gabriella to bed without giving her a bottle. She's never really been one that used the bottle to soothe or comfort and hasn't needed a bottle in the middle of the night since we came home, but I still wondered how she would react to just going to bed without that routine. She did let me read most of a short book before she was clamoring to get off of my lap. Will she EVER enjoy just sitting in my lap?????? Sigh... I then turned down the lights, held her standing for a minute and and put her in her crib as usual and she was fine.

Enjoy some pictures from today:

I guess climbing on a book is a start!



Not sure what this face is about!





I love her wispy hair in this one.

New Things

Hey mommy, what are these again?? Strawberries? MMMMMMM, I like them, they're sweet! They go really good with my vanilla yogurt! Strawberries and cream.

We started giving Gabriella regular milk. I was figuring she'd not go for it. Much to my surprise, she really loves it! Now, if we could just get her to be able to drink herself from her sippy cup, we'd be all set. She doesn't tip it up, so mommy or daddy have to do it for her. Hopefully, she'll get the hang of it soon!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Baby's Got Her Smile Back

Gabriella was in a MUCH better mood today and was back to her smiley self(with the normal little hissies in between). Phew. Yesterday was trying on mommy's nerves!



It was a nice day out, so Sarah, Gabriella and myself(or is it me?????) sat outside and enjoyed the weather. Gabriella played in her exersaucer and mommy got to read a magazine. Then, she took a 2 hr nap!!!



Ok, so I guess maybe there was still a little diva left over!

Kera wanted to come out and play! We're getting the pool fence installed week after next and the kitties will be allowed out on the deck then. They will be very happy. They are banished to inside the house now because they all dash for the planters and get into the plants and after the lizards.


Sarah went back home to Nashville this evening -waaaah. We miss her already.