Rolling Over

We were practicing shooting on a white background, and Jonathan was taking pics of Giovanni's newest trick:  rolling over!
He can now go from his back to his stomach!
I took the camera away, because I thought it would be cuter to shoot Gio with his sheep.
Which he obviously found less entertaining.

More Practice

Baby in a basket

We got a new background for school pictures.  We've had some trouble shooting babies in the past- we just couldn't figure out a good way to prop up the little ones, so we're experimenting on our own baby!  Thanks Giovanni.  I thought these were pretty adorable.

Jensen comes to visit

Jensen, my friend from college, came to visit and brought Giovanni a children's Bible.  In fact, these are pictures of the first person to read the Bible to Giovanni at all.  Yeah Jensen!  Thanks so much!  Giovanni was really into it.  He's starting to really like being read to (I have a feeling he just likes to look at the pictures!)

Yoda

Cassandra sent us this Yoda costume (with the outfit, but Giovanni is not wearing it right now).  Jonathan was so excited he put it on him immediately.  He started calling him Baby Yoda.  He said from now on whenever we go out the Yoda costume is going over whatever else he wears.

Jonathan and his boy

Kicking his feet

Giovanni has been kicking his feet up in the air.  I think he does it for two reasons- 1) when he has soiled himself this is a cue that it is time to change him and 2) when he raises his feet he can flop them over to one side and it turns him onto his side.  I thought it was a good way to take a picture of his cute toes.

Giovanni's first snow!

We were trying to take pictures of Giovanni in the snow, but he was really sleeping through the whole thing.  So we put him down to show that he could sleep through anything.  But of course that's when he woke up and made that annoyed face.

Sleepy head

Milestones

A couple of things Giovanni has learned in the last couple of weeks:  blowing bubbles, grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, and spontaneous smiling.  Oh, and he's finally found his hands- look at him check them out!

LaGrange over break

Over Jonathan's winter break, we spent a few days in LaGrange to celebrate Grandpa Cipolla's (Giovanni's Great-grandpa) 83rd birthday.  While there we got to see the fam- including Julia, who made us play "Don't break the ice" with her.  Unfortunately, her version is to break all the ice as quickly as possible and then make you set all the ice back up.  It was actually hilarious, because when she would knock the man down she would cheer saying "Man, man, man!" as if the goal was to knock the man down instead of the opposite.  We had a good time.

Super Bowl Sunday

Our friends Trista and Jeremy had a Super Bowl party yesterday- it was little Giovanni's first one. Of course, since he's only two months old, he held us up so we were half and hour late for the game and left just after halftime to make it home by his bedtime.  Ah, life with a baby- it changes things doesn't it.  Here's some pictures Trista took of the occasion (all the 3D glasses were for a halftime cartoon).

A few of my favorite things

Baby Giovanni loves the little cat on this activity center.  It's one of the few things that always makes him happy.  It rocks when you hit it and plays music.  He's also started playing a kind of cooing game with Jonathan.  Giovanni makes a noise and then Jonathan copies him.  It makes Giovanni laugh and try and make the noise again.  Sometimes they repeat over and over again and G just laughs.

Hanging out in the bouncer

When we wake up in the morning.  Giovanni likes to hang out in his bouncer while I have tea and breakfast.  It's one of the only times of day that he likes to sit along for longer than five minutes.  I think it's that he likes to see the sunshine through the kitchen doors.  Whatever it is, I'm grateful.  Cause I can always count on at least fifteen minutes of happy smiles.

Giovanni's first basketball game

We went to the Davis Girl's basketball game a couple of weeks ago.  Here is Giovanni with our friend Kim (she held the little guy while we were taking pictures).  Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures of Mrs. Fleming, who held Giovanni for most of the game!

Christmas in January

Amelia made Giovanni this fantastic stocking for Christmas...and being the slightly disturbed people we are, we decided to photograph him in it.  

Grandma

My mom came to help us this week.  Thanks mom!  It was a great help...and Giovanni sure loves his Grandma P!

Winter Outfit

Here is little Giovanni in one of his winter outfits.  Sleeping again...I just wish he would sleep more at night!

Lazy Sundays

After his bath, I dress Giovanni and Jonathan put his bathrobe back on over his clothes.  He said, "It's Sunday, he doesn't have to go to work so he can wear his bathrobe all day if he wants to."  I guess we're already living vicariously through our child...

Christmas in LaGrange!

Here's a couple of shots from Christmas in LaGrange!