Six months

Let's try this again...

Giancarlo Luca, my sweet boy, is six months today. We call him Gio for
short. He is a lover. He is so sweet and snugly. He pretty much always
wants to sleep snuggled up with me. His crooked smile lights up a room
with one dimple that will make your heart melt. His deep brown eyes
let you know quickly that he is a deep, old soul. I joke that he is a
big person in a small body, but the truth is- I'm serious. He is sweet
and gentle, but don't be fooled, he is quick to let you know when he
is displeased. He LOVES his big sister Bella, but will most certainly
not be steamrolled by her. I think they will grow up to be great
friends. He has started eating purees but I think won't be satisfied
until he gets real table food. He isn't crawling yet but can roll
across an entire room if he's motivated to get something. He can sit
up pretty well but tends to fall over still. He is teething like a
madman though no imminent sign of teeth yet.

I love this boy more and more every day. It's amazing how much I know
about this love from Bella, and how much I'm still learning about it
from Gio. These babies are my greatest challenge and a joy like I
never could have imagined. As I wrap my brain around the very real
possibility of being done having babies, I start to imagine what the
next phase might look like. With these two little people by our sides,
I think our future looks mighty bright.

Happy six months Gio. I love you more than words.

Struggling

I'm struggling today. Every little thing seems to be tripping me up
like it is a big deal. I feel raw, on edge, and irritable. Since I
woke up this way I'm going to assume it isn't real and just hormones/
lack of sleep/ the moon/ whatever... Frustrating though. I've managed
to offend my husband, hurt Bella's feelings, and upset myself. All
over... What? I don't know. I do know that I'm becoming increasingly
desperate for a community of people in a similar phase of life. One
where nick has friends, Bella has friends and I do too. And yet one of
the primary reasons that I wish this is also the reason it's hard to
come by- kids and sleep. Every schedule is different! Someday I will
have a life again that won't feel like so much work.

On another note- gio is six months old today!!!! How time flies. It
happened so fast!

First food!

A bit overdue but I wanted to share that our sweet boy has started
eating food! I was bound and determined to wait the full six months
recommended by breast feeding experts but he made it abundantly clear
that he was ready!

We started with some avocado. A good hearty (yet gentle) first food.
Followed that up with some sweet potato and today had some carrots.
The carrots are the clear winner so far.

He is also really showing his personality more and more every day. He
is sweet and funny and goofy. He is also very vocal and has a short
fuse. It will be interesting to see how it develops! He is super super
snugly so I hope that's in my favor.

I am falling more and more in love with this little boy every single
day. I am so blessed with both of my babies!