sweet summertime

I know what your thinking...Oh wow, so Jessica didn't forget about her blog.

I am so very excited to be home with my baby girl for 2 months! She is growing so big so fast. She has 2 teeth, both on the bottom. They aren't fully grown in yet, but she's working on them. She is crawling all around and of course likes to go for things that "aren't for babies". Her two favorite things seem to be the lamp and the surround sound speakers. She hasn't picked her belly up off the ground yet so her crawl is like an army crawl, but the way she does it she looks just like an inch worm. She is also pushing herself up from laying to sitting and will pull up to standing when she holds our hands.
Wrigley continues to amaze me at how truly wonderful of a dog he really is. He is so patient with Giada. She LOVES him and will laugh and bounce every time he comes into a room or if we enter the room where he is. He can be snoozing and she will crawl up to him and pull on his feet or his tail or any of his fur and he just lifts his head, gives her a lick, and lays back down. It is so fun to watch them play together. Wrigley won't touch Giada's toys, but she will go after his. He knows this and will often grab a toy and squeak it right in her face so she'll grab it. Cracks me up!
Giada can say 3 1/2 words:  Momma, Dadda, Uh-oh, and sometimes "uff" (woof). With only 2 bottom teeth, that aren't even in all the way, she is still eating soft mushy food. She loves cheese (just like her Daddy), avocados, bananas, puffs, shredded chicken, and peas.
We have a family pass to the zoo and we spent the afternoon there last weekend. We loved seeing all the animals (and some of Mommy's students who were there with their summer camp). When we got to the petting zoo area one of the goats jumped up on the fence (with its front feet) and scared me to death. I lunged in front of the stroller because I thought the goat was coming all the way over while Brian continued to just push her closer to the fence. Giada thought the whole thing was hilarious as did the other people standing there. Hearing her laugh made us all laugh too.
We are still waiting on the water at the pool to warm up so we can go swimming. We love going on walks and it can be hard to tell who enjoys them more - Giada or Wrigley. She will put her feet up and talk, talk, talk. She giggles when the wind blows and her hair blows.