MIA TURNS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And enjoyed a SUPER First Christmas!!!!

LOTS going on! I have so much to do so this will be a very quick note! I'll write more soon. Mia is ONE TODAY!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!! We had a big party for her yesterday. We had 30 people and kiddies at our house. It went well! Lots of kids in our basement. Mia had a super time. She played with everyone, got a hole in her tights, and wanted to kiss all the little boys...boy are we in trouble! lol.

Her christmas was super as well. We went to Giacomo's aunt and uncle's as they have their traditional italian xmas eve with all the fish and festivities. Mia stayed up until we left, about 10:45. She was out on the car ride home. She loved her cousins and was very much the center of attention. On Christmas, my parents came over early and we opened gifts. Mia was more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts, but oh well. We went to my inlaws in the early afternoon with my parents. It was a very nice day. This past Saturday, the day before we had Mia's big fete, we went to my parents, where we had our post xmas day. I didn't see my brother and Nick for Christmas and neither did my parents, so we all came together at my parents and had dinner and exchanged gifts. It extends Christmas and I love doing this! I am SO TIRED and worn out after all the parties etc. Oh, we had a friends xmas party on Friday night. My parents took Mia home with them on Dec. 26th, the night of our friends party, in the afternoon, they slept over here xmas night. We went to the party and then on Saturday did as much as we could in the morning for Mia's big bash on Sunday and then left for my parents to go to see my family and get Mia. We didn't take her home on Saturday night because we left late and she was so tired. So my parents kept her another night and brought her up to our house yesterday, the day of her birthday party. Can you see now why having a December baby is NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll post some pics the next few days. I'm too crazy now to do it. Want to finish cleaning up from yesterday and then enjoy the day with our peanut. Mia's birthday falls on the Rutgers Bowl Game. So, we'll be having cake and watching the game!!! :):)

Talk to you all soon!

Back with some updates and pics!

Hi Everyone-

I have posted some pics as I promised of Mia the past few weeks. My parents babysat Mia the past couple of days. When they brought her here today she did this cute new thing. When you ask her "what does grandpa do when he has a headache?" She puts her hands on her head and rocks back and forth. My dad taught ther this. It was very cute. She now points to just about everything. She dances whenever there is any kind of music. She is cruising from one side of the couch to the other. She can reach the piano we have from a standing position. She just did this today. She is really, really starting to imitate and understand us more and more. It doesn't take her long to do something when you ask her to do it. It's the best.

Anyway, I'm not going to write long here. I have so much to do with the hoidays and her first birthday bash coming up! God, if we have another baby, I am sure to make sure their birthday is FAR from December! LOL.

Talk to you all soon and I hope you enjoy the pics!!

Amy

Countdown to A YEAR!!

Hello All!
Well, it is December 9th as I write this. I CANNOT believe our peanut is going to be a year in about 3 weeks!!! It seems like yesterday when I first created this site and was still pregnant. WOW!
Things have been very busy over here as you can probably imagine. The holidays bring joy and some stress as well! We went for family/Mia pics at Kiddie Kandids at Babies R Us the end of November. The week of Thanksgiving actually. The prep work is never fun, however, the pics came out very cute I think. We got 6 shots. We put Mia in 2 outfits. She was overall very good about the whole thing. She needed some coercing at the end to smile, and we managed to get some good stuff!
I sent out my xmas cards about a week ago. I am happy that is complete! I took Mia to the Livinston mall on Decmber 4th, just me and her, to go see Santa and get her her first good pair of shoes! She was very good with the "big man". She didn't cry, but didn't smile either. I think she was a bit mesmorized by the whole thing!
As for updates with the peanut, she is now cruising along the couch! She just started doing this about 3-4 days ago. She was only pulling herself to a standing position and just staying there. Now she is moving those little legs and getting more and more condifent it seems every time. She has cut her third tooth also. I am not sure if I mentioned this or not. I have the exact date in my baby book, but I think it was the end of November! It's one the bottom on her right side next to the first two. She started to say "baba" now. Giacomo noticied this just yesterday which I thought was a good observation for a man! ha ha. It means she's putting her lips together now and just increasing her babbling ability! So cool! I have yet to hear "mama", but I am working on it! There are so many things it seems she is doing new everyday lately. She dances on command..shakes her booty when she sits on the floor. It's adorable. She just started to "point" also as of yesterday! She makes this like gun shape with her hand. I guess she is understanding how to show me what she is "talking" about. She definitely is "taking everything" in now and I can see how Giacomo and I must be careful about what we say and do now! She understands "give a kiss", "wave bye bye", I am teaching her how to give a hug, which she'll do right after I show her. It's SO Cute! She puts her head on my shoulder! I can just eat her up! lol. What else, I am trying to introduce her more now to table food and just food with a chunkier texture. I give her basically anything we eat as long as it can be chopped small and is soft. I am a bit paranoid about the whole choking thing. She does pretty well most of the time. Every now and then, she gags a bit. I am trying to push her a little more and not get so crazy! I spoke with a pediatrician at St. Pete's and he told me to try some more things. She is just really becoming a little person now. It's the most amazing thing ever!!
I am so happy to spend Christmas with her. It is her first Christmas as you all know, and she will be just shy of a year old! I am also having a first birthday party for her December 28th. We are keeping it fairly small, maybe about 25-30 people. I just ordered the invitations. It was a bit late. I realize how crazy it is to have a baby at Christmastime!
I have to go now. I have errands to run with the peanut. I will be sure to add more info. as I am sure I did not think of everything and also add her most recent pics! There are always new pics! lol.
Take care and talk to you all soon!

The Bellomos!