Weekend in NYC

Mike and I both agree, we just had the best weekend in NYC. It was Gianna's first trip to the big apple and based on some of the pictures below -- she loved it. The weekend was a perfect balance of seeing the sights and enjoying good company. We didn't pack every minute with things to do which made it feel like a mini-vacation.

Gianna's favorite memories:
~ Talking in her pack and play Friday morning from 12 - 2 am (after we got to Hoboken)
~ Seeing her first horse in central park
~ Having a picnic in central park
~ Buying Schwartz (her new panda) at FAO Schwartz
~ Bonding with Aunt Monica in the baby bjorn
~ A BBQ with Uncle Brian's family
~ Trying her first blueberry muffin and pancakes
~ Spending QT time with Dada
~ Playing with Aunt Monica's cats (Billy & Velma)
~ Her first trip to Patsy's Pizza and seeing cousin Sarah

Here are some pictures of the weekend but there are a lot (and I mean 180+) pictures on our photoworks page so these one's are just a few of our favorites.

Thanks again Monica for the wonderful weekend!!

Our Favorites

Here are some of our favorite pictures from the past few days -- check out more on our photoworks page.

So many firsts...

...first Mother's Day
...first Tooth
...first pictures with a new camera

It has been an amazing weekend. It started on Friday when Mike and I went to go get a new camera. We are finally to the point that taking pictures of Gianna have become extremely difficult because she moves so much. For every good picture we have, there are about 10 of the side or back of her head. With our new carmera, we can take pictures in a split second and it has caused us to wonder how we have made it this long without it. We took the camera everywhere this weekend I have have included a few of the best pictures but there are a TON more on our photoworks page, feel free to check it out.

This morning was my First Mother's Day which had a theme: Mama Princess Day! It came complete with a boa, crown, wand, and a whistle (if I needed anything). Gianna and Dada were up at 5 AM this morning decorating the house and getting everything ready. I had a wonderful day that included brunch at a local restaurant and going to a park to enjoy the beautiful weather. It was great just being able to spend the day together relaxing. THANK YOU MIKE & GIANNA!

Lastly - I wanted to Congratulate Grandpa Ralph for winning the tooth competition! He had picked May 15th and as of this morning, Gianna's first bottom right tooth had broken the surface! Grandpa Ralph - your gift will be in the mail shortly.
Enjoy all of the pictures!

Gina Cimineri Named 2009 Mother of the Year

Watch it here:
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9 Month Birthday

I know it's been a while since we have posted pictures so this post is going to have a bunch of them. There have been new developments over the past few weeks. First we had Grandma Nator and Poppie in town for a long weekend to play and help us paint the deck. They even babysat so Mike and I could go out for 'date night'. Also, Gianna has learned where the stairs are and has started climbing them. A few weeks ago she even made it up the first 8 stairs to the first landing (which was caught on video). Gianna has mastered crawling and has starting to enjoy feeding herself, which makes meal times so much fun.

Lastly, today is Gianna's 9 month birthday so here are the birthday pictures. She doesn't sit still like she used to so we had 2 photo shoots -- the first was in her pj's and the second was in her birthday outfit (although she wouldn't let me put the hat back on her head). She has her 9 month doctor's appointment on Friday so I will post this weekend with her latest stats.