Michael Charles Dugan has arrived!

On 11/7/10 my best friend Marybeth gave birth to a beautiful baby boy... and Gia's future hubby lol. I went to go see him in the hospital the next day, he is freaking adorable! I couldn't believe how small he was and he was a 1.5 pounds heavier than gia was! Here are some pics but I just realized I suck and didn't get any pics of Marybeth and him. We are going to visit next week so I will get more!
He has so much hair!!!

Think I'm ready for another? lol. He is adorable, good job Mike and MB!!! Love you guys so much!

4 Months!

Time is absolutley flying and my lil munch is already 4 months old, sigh. We went to the doctor on her actual 4 month bday and she is weighing in at 13 lbs. 15 oz. and is 24.5 inches! she is so tall! she basically gained 2 pounds and grew 2 inches from her 2 month visit.
She has been doing so many things lately, I am super impressed! She can sit on her own for a bit before falling over and she can support herself on her 2 hands. She also can grab and hold onto things and shes still babbling on and on but no real words yet.
Lately I think she has been having some separation anxiety bc whenever she sees a woman who isn't me and I am not holding her she smiles all happy but then starts to cry when she realizes its not me! I am hoping its not too long of a phase, I hate to see her sad :(
As usual here are her monthly pics:

and here are some pics of her just hanging out and playing. I am making headbands for her now and going to be selling them soon, so she is my model :)

My Mom...

As most of you know my mom as Alzheimer's disease/dementia. Things have progressed over the past few months and she has spent the last 2 and a half months in 2 psychiatric hospitals where we are trying to get her back on track to being happy and just able to function and stay home with my dad. Anyway, I just wanted to ask you all to keep her in your thoughts and prayers and if you have a chance to check out this article on Alzheimer's... It was in the NY Times and was written by former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/opinion/28oconnor.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=alzheimer&st=cse

Here is a pic of me and her from my bachelorette party... I just miss my mom and wish she was able to spend time with Gia.

Love you Mom....

Bath Time!

Ok lil naked babies are too stinkin cute, and especially my Gia, lol.  Since it is cold out now she is always in pants and long sleeve shirts, meaning I do not get to see all her aforable chubby rolls nearly as often as I should! So I love bath time because she is in all her chunky glory! Here are some safe for the internets photos :)

I love this lil girl!!!

Happy Halloween!

Yesterday we celebrated Gia's first halloween! We dressed her as a little bumble bee. We hung out here for a bit then went to my sister in laws to watch some football (jets lost boo!), eat some pizza and of course, trick or treat! We had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone, and we even dressed Sadie in her matching bumble bee costume, I think she was happy to be included since she has been a little jealous of Gia lately!
Here are some pics of my cutie pies!

Hope everyone had a nice Halloween!