Packing up the Swimcap and We are Off

We are leaving tomorrow morning to go with the brothers to the beach.  She will be sunning her chubby limbs on the Adriatic sea for two weeks.  And by "sunning", I mean to say under an enormous umbrella, with 50 SPF sunscreen and sheltered by the shade created by my constant hovering.

Picnic Dress

The picnic dress was originally projected as an early fall ensemble when she would be able to sit and twirl the skirt about her.  Now, in the last week of June it is so tight, she screamed when I put it on her.  You will notice, I  put it on her anyway.  So worth it.

Growing Up

It is to my great displeasure that I must admit she has outgrown her baby carriage and it is time to move onto a stroller.  As we walk down the street, she always has at least one chubby limb dangling out of the pram. 

I would be happy to push her around in this until she is 12 years old.  Strollers allow me to look only at the top of her bald head, while everyone else gets to enjoy the view.  So angry. 

Tummy Time

Not Exactly What I Had in Mind

For some inexplicable reason, baby girl completely lost interest in her fingers. Those magic appendages that stopped her from crying, put her to sleep and allowed her to go back to slumberland when she woke up at 3 in the morning. In my desperation, I bought a pacifier which I had hoped would help her relax and go to sleep. It didn't exactly work out that way.

Happy Birthday Bisco!

Five months old today!

Jules and Mom at the Park

My Little Bunny Eater

Feeling better, but still a bit sleepy

Glassy-eyed drowsy stare

All Better

After a few days of feeling under the weather, baby girl is back to herself.  Today she favored me with a few looks of contrition to compensate for the sleepless nights.

Something to Get Happy About

These last few days we have been crying lots and sleeping little.

If anything could bring a smile to our faces it is our new jeans!

Gramma sent them as part of her "All American Girl" outfit.  Well, I am here to say - the old Italian ladies in the park loved this little Americana.

Smooching Papà

If I took a picture every time I walked into a scene like this, I would have to buy a bigger hard drive for the computer.



soaking wet cheek

  

Under the Palm Trees

Today's weather in Rome can only be defined as "sweltering".  We found a new pretty park and hid under the palms. 

Tiny Little Milestone

Today she slept for the first time in her big-girl crib. She napped well, but woke up a bit perplexed.  Her head was darting back and forth and she was craning her neck backwards trying to figure out where she had found herself.  Of course, once that mystery was solved - she was back to grinning and chuckling.

And this is when she woke up from her afternoon nap.  She had been cuddling up to her little bunny. 

Lucky bunny

Perhaps I Exhaust Her

We were having so much fun giggling -

when suddenly....

baby girl gets her message across