It has been so long since this blog has been updated that I felt I, Rebecca, had to take action. The fact is, Giada is rad and is just getting radder, and SOMEONE needs to say something about it.

She is a very smiley baby, rarely out of temper unless you do something nuts like get out a pneumatic hammer and start hammering away. Why someone would do this to a sweet little pumpkin like this, I don’t know, but it does happen in this house of constant renovations and remodeling. She doesn’t even give you trouble if you try to feed her a pureed concoction of green beans, parsnips, and peaches (again, why?) even though her distaste for it was written all over her poor face.

She loves to do situps, which she accomplishes by grasping your fingers and pulling up. Each time she seems astonished by her ability to come to a seated position. It won’t be long before she’s doing it all by herself.

Another charming feature of this endlessly charming little creature is the tuft of hair on top of  her head that is growing longer and more Kewpie-dollish by the day. Fortunately, her mom has not subjected her to the obvious hairstyling solution of a garish bow on top of her head. See instead the hat at right, which she is obviously rocking.

In short, this baby rocks the party.

Giada isn’t rolling over yet but she is rolling to her side. She doesn’t have a lot of time on her back really and less on her stomach. She likes to be held which is hard trying to work from home. We have a pack ‘n’ play set up with a mobile and some toys and a mirror. She will stay in there for like 15 minutes but I think she is getting tired of the mobile.

She also has 2 swings which we have made be more chairs and she will sit in each of those for about 10 minutes. She’s not so excited about the kick gym anymore either. She will sit in the Bumbo (Bumpbo?) with a tray on it and pay for a bit but gets tired. I think she needs to be a little bigger.

We haven’t tried food yet as she did not like the rice in the bottle but we will get to the store for some baby veggies shortly. She is still going to bed at about 11:30 but I think it is our fault as we don’t go to bed ourselves. We are going to try to move her to the upstairs crib and baby room at 6 months April 23^rd. I anticipate a lot of up and down the stairs for me!

She is super cute and laughing though!