May 24, 2007

This morning we walked with Auntie Michele again. This time we walked down Monsarrat to Queens Beach and back. After the walk, Gigi had breakfast, then we went to play at Auntie Maile's house till Grandma came to visit. Here's Gianna playing with Connor. Gigi had a WONDERFUL time!

After playing at Auntie Maile's, Gianna played with Grandma while I went to see Auntie Michele for a much needed pedicure. When I got back home, Gigi was taking a nap, so I took one, too! Last night I stayed up till almost 2 AM! I was on a mission to get stuff done. After the movie, I did two loads of laundry, made apple sauce, made pureed pears, then I started to cook some braised beef for Gigi. The beef needed to simmer for about 2 hours, so I only let it simmer for 30 minutes, then I put it in the refrigerator. This morning Gianna woke up a little after 5 AM, so I finished cooking the beef this morning.

When Gianna finally woke up almost 2 and a half hours later, we all went to Zippy's for lunch. Grandma wanted to eat fried noodles. I packed Gianna's lunch, and I fed her at Zippy's. She ate the braised beef, peas, and apple sauce! She had a very good appetite!

When we got back from lunch, Grandma and Gianna were playing. Gigi LOVES Grandma. She screams when she plays with Grandma. It's pretty funny.

In the afternoon, I went to tutor a student, while Grandma babysat Gigi. When I got back at 5:15 PM, Grandma suggested I give Gigi an early bath. She said the Gigi seemed very tired.

Lately, Gigi's been taking showers with me, but today she had a bath. The last time I gave her a bath, she dunked her face in the water. She even blew out bubbles with her breath. This time I brought the camera into the bathroom, and I was able to catch her dunking her face in the water.

Next week, we start swimming lessons. I think Gianna is ready for them.

Gigi fell asleep by 6:30 PM! :)

Potty NOTE: Gigi has been doing a FABULOUS job with the toilet training! She poos everyday in the toilet! She also usually pees when I put her on the toilet, but she still pees in her diapers, too. I was worried when we went to eat lunch at Zippy's today, because Gigi usually poos after lunch, but she waited till we got home!

Actually, she waited till I got home from tutoring, Grandma suggested that I put her on the toilet, because she didn't poo while Grandma was babysitting Gigi in the afternoon. As soon as I put her on the toilet, Gianna peed and pooed! It's WONDERFUL! Her toilet use has really cut down my use of diaper wipes, because I don't have to clean up the messy poo diapers.