Anyway, so much seems to be happening these days in the Kelly home. Gianna is learning new tricks and mommy and daddy are learning how to handle this growing child. Recently, the baby girl got a runny nose. It kind of happened all of a sudden. We have been wiping it with basically whatever: napkin, towel, rag, our own hands. It is messy, but it is worth every wipe. I have used the NoseFrida--thanks Ted and Katie!--on her once, but she freaked out, so I've stuck with just wiping her down.
On a much happier note, Gianna is walking on her own, shall I say it, two feet! When we were down visiting my family in Springfield for Thanksgiving, she said heck with this holding on to people stuff and started taking steps. She is moving all over the house now. We are quickly figuring out how to baby-proof things before Gianna gets a hold of something. Looks like the Christmas tree will be harder to figure out than I first thought. We want to put it on a table or stand, but we think she will reach it. Any suggestions on baby-proofing a Christmas tree are most welcome!
Gianna is eating a wider variety of solid foods. To name a few: avocado, banana, sweet potato, apple sauce, squash, pickle. She can pretty much eat an entire banana every morning when I feed it to her. She has yet to start feeding herself, but she is getting there...baby steps :)
A couple of Saturdays ago, we attended a Mass of consecration of children to the Blessed Mother. There were about 100 people in attendance. Also in attendance was staff from the St. Louis Review, the archdiocesan newspaper. The photographer took a few shots of Lauren and Gianna and of several other families. This past week's edition came out on Thursday, and guess what? Lauren and Gianna were on the front cover! It's a pic of Lauren smiling at Gianna, and the caption reads "Keeping Watch over Families." We have received many comments thru texts, phone calls, and Facebook. I think the best one yet came from Lauren's doctor. He said in his voice mail that the photographer did a good job of capturing motherhood in action. I thought that was very kind of him to say. It was also very thoughtful of him to even call knowing that he is a very busy man. My girls are celebrities now...
One final note: Gianna visited Santa this past weekend. She even sat on his lap. Lauren wasn't able to go because she was proctoring the ACT, so I snapped a few shots of the baby for her. See for yourself. It's of Gianna looking up at Santa with the look that says "who is this guy?"
Happy Advent to all and God bless!
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