i love this age :)

last week gia turned 17 months old, sigh. but it is hard to get sad when she is growing and learning so many new things everyday! every morning she wakes up and hangs in her crib, she doesn't cry, she just rolls around and hangs with her dolls. makes the mornings a lot more enjoyable especially since lately she has been sleeping till 730 or so!!! then we go eat breakfast and this is by far her best meal of the day. i love it. she is so damn cute when she eats her berries and pancakes and has to have mr. tiger sitting in the high chair with her. depending on the day, we might go to little gym or music class or even have a playdate... sometimes we just hang at home too but i like to go out and do something usually once a day. with winter it has been kind of hard figuring things out to do but no matter what i love our days together.
she is starting to be a lot more verbal and says more words... she now can say:
-mama
-dada
-uh oh
-sit
-NO (lol john's fave, especially when she tells the dog NO NO with her finger waving hehe)
-hi/bye
-go
-sadie
-doggie
she also knows when people come and go. waves and blows kisses, so cute. it is so cool and also hilarious, to see her grow into a little girl and know what is going on. and of course just as i am getting used to my life with one little munchkin i have 3 months until #2! it is weird i cannot remember gia being little. like not moving around and having teeth and a little personality. oh well, soon enough lol.
here are a few pics i took of us the last couple weeks with my iphone, she loves to look at herself when i reverse the camera!
here is before i went to johns holiday party

 just hanging :)

 but as much as she is growing up, she still needs her mama. she didn't feel so good this day and would only sleep with me, this doesn't happen often, i loved every second.

 you are the best gia, my little bff, i love you so so so so so sooooooooo much!