Gianna Rose - Two Months

Phew! What a month! Gianna Rose's personality has definitely come out this month. She is a spirited little one that knows what she wants and isn't afraid to let you know. We have also been humbled this month because we have learned that every baby is different and what may have worked with the other two may not work with this one, so I have had to become familiar with a word that wasn't in my vocabulary...flexibility.

 So after trying to get her on a schedule and sleep train her, we realized during her sixth week that I "have been trying to fit a square peg into a round hole". Those are Mark's words. The "cry it out" method that worked with her older sisters did not work with her. It never got better, and only got worse each nap, each day, each week. Pretty soon she wasn't taking any naps, and my stress level was at a record high.  So our sweet Sugar Bear showed us that she loves her swing and now takes all her naps in it. But she also showed us she doesn't like to miss anything and likes to be included in all activities, so she takes her naps in the middle of all the chaos in the living room. We're just trying to keep our heads above water, so whatever works. Now she is back on a schedule and is sleeping great at night. She wakes up happy and is full of smiles and is cooing and gooing.

This little girl loves her bath time, which is a nice change from when her big sisters were babies.

Lots of hair to wash

Even this little one goes to "the gym" everyday

Relaxing in her crib while she watches her mobile overhead

Sometimes Mommy asks for back-up and they are ready to step in

Mommy's helpers

Content with a full tummy

Trying out my new hat that Grandma bought me

Silly girls playing "taco" with the yoga mat

Proof that Mommy takes me out of my jammies.  All dressed up with nowhere to go. 

Sugar Bear snuggling with Sweet Pea