I told you that I was going to forget somethings on her 2yr old update!! Guiliana is talking so much these days that I want to document everything I can. I know that as as adult, it is so much fun to go back and read what I was doing at this age so I want the same for Guiliana.
The stuff that comes out of her mouth just cracks us up!
* When she wants to hold one of her stuffed animals or her Mickey or Minnie she will say... "Come here Minnie, Come here" and then give her a BIG hug!
*Greg, Guiliana and I always give big hugs and this is when I am holding her and we hug Greg together and she says "BIG HUGS"
*If she wants you to come somewhere with her she will grab your hand and say "Walk with me"
*Recently I have been leaving Guliana downstairs for like 2 seconds while she is watching one of her shows to run upstairs and grab something, change, etc... So, while I am up there I will yell down "Guiliana, are you ok?" and she responds "Ya Mama, you okay?"
*If I am in the other room and she is looking for me, once she finds me she will say "I'm right here baby" (because I call her baby all the time)
*When she is in bed and wants you to lay down with her she will pat on the pillow and say "Mommy lie down" its sweet :)
*This one isn't funny but needs to be documented... she is still using her sign for "more" when she wants more of something which I am so proud of.
*But my all-time favorite is still when she wants to be held, hugged, or is just sad she will say "Mommy hug you" or "Mommy hold you" and it just melts my heart!
This is all I can remember for now but, I am sure there will be more funny things to come... stay tuned!!!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Grandma and Grandpa's Birthday gift
Things were so hectic and crazy last weekend for Guiliana's birthday that Grandma and Grandpa didn't have a chance to give her her birthday gift. Grandma has been wanting to get her a water table for quite sometime now and just recently found one that she likes. Mommy and Daddy had date night tonight so Gules spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa. They had her birthday gift all set up for her when she got there. Thank you guys, She loved it!!
2 year check-up
Friday, April 9th we took Guiliana to her 2 yr check-up. Daddy joined us this time which was very nice and a big help for Mommy. Here are some stats from her appt:
Height: 36.61 in (98th percentile)
Weight: 32.19 lbs (96th percentile)
**The doctor told us that they can estimate at the age of 2 (by some calculation that I can't remember) how tall your child will be and she said Guiliana may be around 5'10!
The doctor said that we have a healthy girl on our hands. Her tubes in her ears (it's been almost a yr since she got them) looks clear and are still in the right place. Thank heavens for that! We are also going to make the switch from whole milk to 2% as she is at the proper weight and doesn't require all the extra fat.
Here are some of the things that Guiliana is doing these days:
1. She can recite her whole alphabet
2. Counts to 20
3. Sing songs in their entirety(ie: Row, Row, Row your boat, twinkle twinkle, Ring around the rosey, The Wheels on the bus are just a few off the top of my head)
4. She is forming complete sentences (small sentences) Her vocabulary is just never-ending. She will repeat just about anything you tell her to say but also says so much on her own. She is constantly having little conversations.
5. **My favorite little thing that she does is when she wants me to hold her she says "Mommy, hold you" it is the sweetest thing to hear.
6. She is a girl who knows what she wants... the minute we get in my car in the morning or when I pick her up after work she will tell me what song she wants to listen to. And if I put something on that she doesn't like she will tell me "No".
7. She is in LOVE with Mickey and Minnie Mouse
8. For the past few months she went through a phase where she wanted to watch the movie Coraline EVERYDAY!
9. She loves the show ICARLY
10. She is really getting into her books
11. She has recently started wanting to pick her snacks on her own out of the cabinet, so I have made her her own little shelf where she can get whatever she wants when she wants it
12. She is currently wearing a 3-4T (just a fun fact to look back on when she reads this when she is older)
13.She enjoys helping me clean
14. She is so independent and wants to do everything herself including opening the car door and getting into her car seat all by herself.
15. Daddy has really gotten Guiliana to become aware of her manners... she says "Please, Thank you, Your Welcome, I love you"
BUT... she has got some little attitude too!!! She tells me things like "No, No, you don't tell me no" all while pointing her finger at me! She will also tell me to turn around when we are in the car. She has a sassy little personality and a strut that goes along with it. She also has the whole "eye-rolling" thing down! She tries to be so sneaky about it but we catch her. Its kinda funny (at this age anyways!)
16. She has an obsession for chewing on her hair (another reason why I put it up)
17. She loves rocks
18. Wearing her sunglasses
19. When I get her dressed, after we are done she says "Look Mommy, pretty" "I'm pretty" Or "Cute"
20. Sometimes I will ask a question or repeat something that she said and she will say "I know Mommy, I know"
21. Yesterday she was watching the METS game with Daddy and she said "Look Daddy METS, baseball daddy" She knows her Sports.
22. Loves Music and dancing (or sometimes jumping)
23. She insists on climbing the stairs in our house all by herself and she does a pretty good job (we are always right behind her)
24. She still enjoys Tinkerbell
25. Taking pictures (with her pretend camera)
26. She is fascinated with the Moon
27. She recently started asking for "chocolate milk" because one of her favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse movies, Goofy was making it for Mickey and Donald and she picked up on that. The way she says it though is the stinkin cutest!!
28. When she gets excited she will say "Look Mommy, Look Daddy, Look!"
29. If you ask her if she wants some more she will say "No, no anymore"
30. Sometimes she will do something wrong and say "Really? Really?"
31. If she hurts herself she says "I'm sorry baby, I sorry"
32. She also says "Anyway or Are you serious?" sometimes when I ask her to do something.
33. If she is looking for someone or something so she will say "Mommy, Are you?"
34. She is obsessed with shutting the doors and turning lights off!
She plays this little game with me where she will "fake cry" and she wants me to treat her like a little baby and say "Oh no baby, don't cry" And then I have to rock her like a baby. Its the cutest thing!
She is gonna kill me for this one but its funny!! When she has to poop she will find a special spot to sit with her knees bent and say "Oh no poop poo, mommy, daddy, puppy, grandma, grandpa" I have no idea why she drags us into her pooping but its hilarious!!
She insists on giving the puppy treats so I buy a box of little ones just for her to give to Brooklyn.
Some of her favorite foods:
1. Apples and yogurt
2. Yogurt rasins
3. Applesauce
4. Any kind of pasta
5. Peas
6. Brocoli
7. Greenbeans
8. Carrots
9. Banana's
10. Cereal
11. Fruit snacks
12. Cucumbers
13. Hummus
14. Salad
15. Blueberries
Things that we have to work on:
1. Getting rid of her pacifier
2. Getting her to sleep in her own room/bed
3. Introducing her to the big girl potty, but we will have a lot of help in this her over the next year.
Here are some picture of her on the way to her appointment:
There is always so much that I want to document for her. But when it comes time to get it all down I am sure I am forgetting half of it. One day when Guiliana is all grown up she will be thankful for the parts I did remember :)
After her doctor's appointment we enjoyed the rest of our family day but having some breakfast at Chompies. The weather was so beautiful so we sat outside. Then did a little playing in the kiddie area in the mall. We managed to squeeze in a little shopping too!
Height: 36.61 in (98th percentile)
Weight: 32.19 lbs (96th percentile)
**The doctor told us that they can estimate at the age of 2 (by some calculation that I can't remember) how tall your child will be and she said Guiliana may be around 5'10!
The doctor said that we have a healthy girl on our hands. Her tubes in her ears (it's been almost a yr since she got them) looks clear and are still in the right place. Thank heavens for that! We are also going to make the switch from whole milk to 2% as she is at the proper weight and doesn't require all the extra fat.
Here are some of the things that Guiliana is doing these days:
1. She can recite her whole alphabet
2. Counts to 20
3. Sing songs in their entirety(ie: Row, Row, Row your boat, twinkle twinkle, Ring around the rosey, The Wheels on the bus are just a few off the top of my head)
4. She is forming complete sentences (small sentences) Her vocabulary is just never-ending. She will repeat just about anything you tell her to say but also says so much on her own. She is constantly having little conversations.
5. **My favorite little thing that she does is when she wants me to hold her she says "Mommy, hold you" it is the sweetest thing to hear.
6. She is a girl who knows what she wants... the minute we get in my car in the morning or when I pick her up after work she will tell me what song she wants to listen to. And if I put something on that she doesn't like she will tell me "No".
7. She is in LOVE with Mickey and Minnie Mouse
8. For the past few months she went through a phase where she wanted to watch the movie Coraline EVERYDAY!
9. She loves the show ICARLY
10. She is really getting into her books
11. She has recently started wanting to pick her snacks on her own out of the cabinet, so I have made her her own little shelf where she can get whatever she wants when she wants it
12. She is currently wearing a 3-4T (just a fun fact to look back on when she reads this when she is older)
13.She enjoys helping me clean
14. She is so independent and wants to do everything herself including opening the car door and getting into her car seat all by herself.
15. Daddy has really gotten Guiliana to become aware of her manners... she says "Please, Thank you, Your Welcome, I love you"
BUT... she has got some little attitude too!!! She tells me things like "No, No, you don't tell me no" all while pointing her finger at me! She will also tell me to turn around when we are in the car. She has a sassy little personality and a strut that goes along with it. She also has the whole "eye-rolling" thing down! She tries to be so sneaky about it but we catch her. Its kinda funny (at this age anyways!)
16. She has an obsession for chewing on her hair (another reason why I put it up)
17. She loves rocks
18. Wearing her sunglasses
19. When I get her dressed, after we are done she says "Look Mommy, pretty" "I'm pretty" Or "Cute"
20. Sometimes I will ask a question or repeat something that she said and she will say "I know Mommy, I know"
21. Yesterday she was watching the METS game with Daddy and she said "Look Daddy METS, baseball daddy" She knows her Sports.
22. Loves Music and dancing (or sometimes jumping)
23. She insists on climbing the stairs in our house all by herself and she does a pretty good job (we are always right behind her)
24. She still enjoys Tinkerbell
25. Taking pictures (with her pretend camera)
26. She is fascinated with the Moon
27. She recently started asking for "chocolate milk" because one of her favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse movies, Goofy was making it for Mickey and Donald and she picked up on that. The way she says it though is the stinkin cutest!!
28. When she gets excited she will say "Look Mommy, Look Daddy, Look!"
29. If you ask her if she wants some more she will say "No, no anymore"
30. Sometimes she will do something wrong and say "Really? Really?"
31. If she hurts herself she says "I'm sorry baby, I sorry"
32. She also says "Anyway or Are you serious?" sometimes when I ask her to do something.
33. If she is looking for someone or something so she will say "Mommy, Are you?"
34. She is obsessed with shutting the doors and turning lights off!
She plays this little game with me where she will "fake cry" and she wants me to treat her like a little baby and say "Oh no baby, don't cry" And then I have to rock her like a baby. Its the cutest thing!
She is gonna kill me for this one but its funny!! When she has to poop she will find a special spot to sit with her knees bent and say "Oh no poop poo, mommy, daddy, puppy, grandma, grandpa" I have no idea why she drags us into her pooping but its hilarious!!
She insists on giving the puppy treats so I buy a box of little ones just for her to give to Brooklyn.
Some of her favorite foods:
1. Apples and yogurt
2. Yogurt rasins
3. Applesauce
4. Any kind of pasta
5. Peas
6. Brocoli
7. Greenbeans
8. Carrots
9. Banana's
10. Cereal
11. Fruit snacks
12. Cucumbers
13. Hummus
14. Salad
15. Blueberries
Things that we have to work on:
1. Getting rid of her pacifier
2. Getting her to sleep in her own room/bed
3. Introducing her to the big girl potty, but we will have a lot of help in this her over the next year.
Here are some picture of her on the way to her appointment:
There is always so much that I want to document for her. But when it comes time to get it all down I am sure I am forgetting half of it. One day when Guiliana is all grown up she will be thankful for the parts I did remember :)
After her doctor's appointment we enjoyed the rest of our family day but having some breakfast at Chompies. The weather was so beautiful so we sat outside. Then did a little playing in the kiddie area in the mall. We managed to squeeze in a little shopping too!
CRAZY HAIR!!
As you have probably noticed from all of Guiliana's pictures is that her hair is always up. Well, here are some pictures as to why!!! My girl has some long, crazy, but beautiful hair.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter 2010
This Easter was a very low key one because of Guiliana's birthday being yesterday and we are just wiped out! I was so sad that we didn't even have a chance to color eggs ( I hard boiled them and everything but just won't have a chance today). But, Guiliana did get a visit from the Easter Bunny who knew how much she loved Minnie! The Easter Bunny even left a basket here from Grandma and Grandpa.
Oh... and because she was to tired to open gifts last night we opened some this morning.
Oh... and because she was to tired to open gifts last night we opened some this morning.
Guiliana's 2nd Birthday 4/3/10
Our beautiful baby girl turned 2 years old yesterday and what a fun day it was! Guiliana's most recent LOVE/interest is Minnie Mouse. She has recently with-in the last few weeks has found love for Mickey as well. So when we found out that Disney on Ice, 100 years of Magic was going to be in town the weekend of her birthday, we thought that a weekend of Minnie was the right way to go. Guiliana and I started off her Minnie Birthday weekend Friday with a trip to the Disney Store. I let her do a little shopping and she picked out Mickey and Minnie plush toys, a shirt, and a cup. We shared a pretzel and lemonade and it was time to go home.
The next morning (her birthday) she started off with a Minnie Mouse pancake and revisiting her gifts that she picked out the night before. The Disney show was at 11:30am so we didn't have much of a morning to hang around.
Grandma and Grandpa joined us for Disney on Ice and bought Gules a Mickey to go with the Minnie that she got at the last Ice show we went to. She got her usual bucket of popcorn and she was ready! She was so excited when Minnie and Mickey came out! They were very present throughout most of the show. But when they would leave the ice show she would say "Minnie, Are you?" She sat the whole time, there were lots of ooooohhhh's and ahhhhhhs, and clapping. It was a great way to start off her birthday.
Later that evening around 5pm we had a small Minnie party at Grandma and Grandpa Tortora's house. She had a blast playing with all of the kids. She especially enjoyed body slamming the big kids!!! She ran and played hard with the kids in the yard, it was such a beautiful day yesterday. It was so nice to visit with some of our closest friends and family. When it came time for the cake she once again was very overwhelmed with everyone singing happy birthday and she cried. But once it was time for her to dig into her cake, it was all smiles!!!
I am so glad that yesterday went so well. We talked about her Minnie Mouse birthday for a few months and I think that got her more excited! So now when she sees Minnie she says "Minnie Mouse Birthday party"
Guiliana,
You have brought so much joy to Mommy and Daddy! We love you more than life it self. Two years ago god gave us the greatest gift in the world and we are so lucky to have you as our daughter. Happy 2nd Birthday baby girl!! We love you!!!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Cupcakes that she brought to school on Friday to share with her friends:
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The next morning (her birthday) she started off with a Minnie Mouse pancake and revisiting her gifts that she picked out the night before. The Disney show was at 11:30am so we didn't have much of a morning to hang around.
Grandma and Grandpa joined us for Disney on Ice and bought Gules a Mickey to go with the Minnie that she got at the last Ice show we went to. She got her usual bucket of popcorn and she was ready! She was so excited when Minnie and Mickey came out! They were very present throughout most of the show. But when they would leave the ice show she would say "Minnie, Are you?" She sat the whole time, there were lots of ooooohhhh's and ahhhhhhs, and clapping. It was a great way to start off her birthday.
Later that evening around 5pm we had a small Minnie party at Grandma and Grandpa Tortora's house. She had a blast playing with all of the kids. She especially enjoyed body slamming the big kids!!! She ran and played hard with the kids in the yard, it was such a beautiful day yesterday. It was so nice to visit with some of our closest friends and family. When it came time for the cake she once again was very overwhelmed with everyone singing happy birthday and she cried. But once it was time for her to dig into her cake, it was all smiles!!!
I am so glad that yesterday went so well. We talked about her Minnie Mouse birthday for a few months and I think that got her more excited! So now when she sees Minnie she says "Minnie Mouse Birthday party"
Guiliana,
You have brought so much joy to Mommy and Daddy! We love you more than life it self. Two years ago god gave us the greatest gift in the world and we are so lucky to have you as our daughter. Happy 2nd Birthday baby girl!! We love you!!!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Cupcakes that she brought to school on Friday to share with her friends:
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