Isn't he getting so big?! We just love him so much, he is such a joy!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Life
I know I have done a million posts about gianni, but I thought I might share a little bit of what's going on in our crazy lives too.
Today Domenic ends his internship with KPMG (for those of you who don't know KPMG is one of the top 4 accounting firms in the U.S.). He has been working his tail off, and I mean literally. He leaves the house at 7:15 am and doesn't get home until 8 pm (and that's if we're lucky). He has had quite a few days where he didn't get home until 11 pm-12 am not to mention that he worked EVERY single Saturday since January 7th. It has been a huge blessing for him to have gotten a paid internship, especially in this economy, but i'm happy it's over. Needless to say I am super super excited to have him be done, and home to hang out with gianni and I.
Also, Domenic got into the Masters of Accounting at the University of Washington! We couldn't be more excited for him. Right now we are waiting on BYU to respond to his application. It would be sweet if he got into BYU because it's the #1 accounting school in the nation, but only 3% of the people they accept are outside of BYU Provo so even though Domenic does have a 4.0 and looks AMAZING on paper, the chances are still pretty slim unfortunately.
As for me, I finally got out of the house and took a walk in the gorgeous sunshine with Gianni. I got one of those sleepy wraps so I can just slip him in and go for a stroll. Can i say that the weather in Boise is amazing?? It is rediculous, I mean really. It has been about 60 degrees for the past week. I am starting to get the hang of things and have been attempting to get Gianni on a schedule. We'll see how that works, so far he's resisting it pretty well. Once i get him on one though, I can hopefully turn into a human again. As of now I am still a nocturnal zombie.
All in all life is sweet. We are a happy family who are growing and learning together. Through all the struggles we find happiness, and through pain we are finding ways to laugh. Family is such a blessing and I could not imagine my life any other way. Heavenly father has blessed me with so much and I cam so grateful for that.
Today Domenic ends his internship with KPMG (for those of you who don't know KPMG is one of the top 4 accounting firms in the U.S.). He has been working his tail off, and I mean literally. He leaves the house at 7:15 am and doesn't get home until 8 pm (and that's if we're lucky). He has had quite a few days where he didn't get home until 11 pm-12 am not to mention that he worked EVERY single Saturday since January 7th. It has been a huge blessing for him to have gotten a paid internship, especially in this economy, but i'm happy it's over. Needless to say I am super super excited to have him be done, and home to hang out with gianni and I.
Also, Domenic got into the Masters of Accounting at the University of Washington! We couldn't be more excited for him. Right now we are waiting on BYU to respond to his application. It would be sweet if he got into BYU because it's the #1 accounting school in the nation, but only 3% of the people they accept are outside of BYU Provo so even though Domenic does have a 4.0 and looks AMAZING on paper, the chances are still pretty slim unfortunately.
As for me, I finally got out of the house and took a walk in the gorgeous sunshine with Gianni. I got one of those sleepy wraps so I can just slip him in and go for a stroll. Can i say that the weather in Boise is amazing?? It is rediculous, I mean really. It has been about 60 degrees for the past week. I am starting to get the hang of things and have been attempting to get Gianni on a schedule. We'll see how that works, so far he's resisting it pretty well. Once i get him on one though, I can hopefully turn into a human again. As of now I am still a nocturnal zombie.
All in all life is sweet. We are a happy family who are growing and learning together. Through all the struggles we find happiness, and through pain we are finding ways to laugh. Family is such a blessing and I could not imagine my life any other way. Heavenly father has blessed me with so much and I cam so grateful for that.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gianni's stats
Monday we had Gianni's 2 month check up and first set of shots. Seriously I think shots for babies are of the devil but I know it will be better in the long run for him to have them. I say they are of the devil because I have never seen my little guy cry so hard out of so much pain, not to mention how cranky he was for the rest of the day. Luckily he bounced back to his happy little self by the evening time :)
Anyways, here are his stats:
Weight: 12 lbs 8 oz (75th Percentile for weight)
Height/Length: 24 inches (90th Percentile for height/length!)
Head Circumference: 15 3/4 inches (50th Percentile for head)
He is definitely growing like a weed and getting more and more rollie pollie by the day, which I absolutely love. I love a good chunky baby!
Anyways, here are his stats:
Weight: 12 lbs 8 oz (75th Percentile for weight)
Height/Length: 24 inches (90th Percentile for height/length!)
Head Circumference: 15 3/4 inches (50th Percentile for head)
He is definitely growing like a weed and getting more and more rollie pollie by the day, which I absolutely love. I love a good chunky baby!
Friday, March 12, 2010
What Gianni's up to these days
Dear Gianni,
Although you are still learning how to take naps and fall asleep on your own, you do sleep 5 hrs at night, hopefully that will extend soon.
You have discovered your tongue and stick it out at people when they stick theirs out at you
You smile when talked to
You love your swing
You love ceiling fans
You hold your head up, although still wobbly
You HATE being alone
As long as you are fed, changed and burped, and have someone within eyesight you are content
You like to coo when people talk to you
You love faces, and will stare into my eyes
You are getting nice and plump
You have 5 cries (lonely, frustrated, tired, hungry, and bored)
You laugh in your sleep
You sometimes snore/sleep talk at night
You love bath time and will usually pee outside of your bath into the big tub
You LOVE being naked, it is the happiest part of your day
You fall asleep to the sound of the vacuum
You get super sweaty when you cry for a long period of time
As of now, you have mommy's eye, daddy's lips, a combo of both our noses, and daddy's dark completion (skin and hair)
We love you little bubby!
Although you are still learning how to take naps and fall asleep on your own, you do sleep 5 hrs at night, hopefully that will extend soon.
You have discovered your tongue and stick it out at people when they stick theirs out at you
You smile when talked to
You love your swing
You love ceiling fans
You hold your head up, although still wobbly
You HATE being alone
As long as you are fed, changed and burped, and have someone within eyesight you are content
You like to coo when people talk to you
You love faces, and will stare into my eyes
You are getting nice and plump
You have 5 cries (lonely, frustrated, tired, hungry, and bored)
You laugh in your sleep
You sometimes snore/sleep talk at night
You love bath time and will usually pee outside of your bath into the big tub
You LOVE being naked, it is the happiest part of your day
You fall asleep to the sound of the vacuum
You get super sweaty when you cry for a long period of time
As of now, you have mommy's eye, daddy's lips, a combo of both our noses, and daddy's dark completion (skin and hair)
We love you little bubby!
Baby pics!
Okay so I did something really really stupid, I packed up the cord that connects to the computer for our camera and sent it with Domenic last weekend to put in our storage unit when he went to take his Italian test at BYU-I.
So, pretty much I have a TON of really cute pics/videos of Gianni but they are all stuck on my camera :(
BUT when Domenic's mom came to stay with me, we went and got professional pics taken of Gianni. Here are a few:
So, pretty much I have a TON of really cute pics/videos of Gianni but they are all stuck on my camera :(
BUT when Domenic's mom came to stay with me, we went and got professional pics taken of Gianni. Here are a few:
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Happy 1 Month Bubby!
So this last Saturday we celebrated Gianni's ONE month birthday! Can you believe it has already been a whole month? I sure can't. Here are some things that I have learned so far being a first time mommy:
Sleep is so rare, that when you get more than a 2 hour stretch of sleep time, it feels like a whole eight hours...
When changing diapers with a boy it is a guaranteed that you will get peed on at least once a day-if your lucky only once...
If you don't burp them before you lay them down to sleep, they WILL throw up and wake up...
He never cries unless he needs something, even if that need is simply snuggling...
Once he's out, he is OUT. There is not much that will wake him up other than changing his diaper...
When he grunts and turns red, it means there is poopy coming, wait to change the diaper...
When he is super hungry, he does what we call the hungry snort...
Getting ready (i.e. make-up and hair) are saved for very, very special occasions, because there is next to no time for yourself, and the time you do have you spend doing things to keep your sanity (example-blogging), or sleeping...
If your baby will take a binkie, give them one, it will spare you unneccissary feedings when all they want is some comfort time...
NO matter how tired or frustrated you get, you still have this unchangable and unconditional love for the little guy that always grows stronger and stronger.
In the Carseat
Tummy time!
Hanging out
Bath time
We love you Gianni!
Sleep is so rare, that when you get more than a 2 hour stretch of sleep time, it feels like a whole eight hours...
When changing diapers with a boy it is a guaranteed that you will get peed on at least once a day-if your lucky only once...
If you don't burp them before you lay them down to sleep, they WILL throw up and wake up...
He never cries unless he needs something, even if that need is simply snuggling...
Once he's out, he is OUT. There is not much that will wake him up other than changing his diaper...
When he grunts and turns red, it means there is poopy coming, wait to change the diaper...
When he is super hungry, he does what we call the hungry snort...
Getting ready (i.e. make-up and hair) are saved for very, very special occasions, because there is next to no time for yourself, and the time you do have you spend doing things to keep your sanity (example-blogging), or sleeping...
If your baby will take a binkie, give them one, it will spare you unneccissary feedings when all they want is some comfort time...
NO matter how tired or frustrated you get, you still have this unchangable and unconditional love for the little guy that always grows stronger and stronger.
In the Carseat
Tummy time!
Hanging out
Bath time
We love you Gianni!Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Birth Day
Here is a quick run down of how Gianni's Birth-day went.
Well, first let me give you a little background info. So right now we're in Boise while Dom is doing an internship (btw I love the place, and our apt is like 5 minutes away from everything, including the temple) and for his internship, he had to go to Chicago for four days to do training. So, while he was gone his mom came to Boise to stay with me so that if anything happened (which i was sure was NOT going to), I would have someone there to help me.
So, we had tons of fun shopping, getting gianni's room ready, going to movies, etc. Tuesday night, we come home from being out and I notice one, yes just one of my feet was pretty swollen, which was strange for me b/c I hadn't had any swelling my whole pregnancy. I didn't really think anything of it, but decided to sleep on the couch so that I could prop my foot up on the arm to get rid of the swelling.
I sleep fairly well, getting up a couple of times to go to the bathroom (the curse of having a compressed bladder thanks to the belly). 5 am rolls around and I get up once again to go to the bathroom. So, I lay back down and 5 minutes later I feel like I'm peeing my pants a little. I thought, "what the heck?! I just went to the bathroom, do I really have NO control anymore?"
So, I get up, go again and then lay back down. I was 1/2 asleep so I didn"t realize what was going on until 5 minutes later, again I feel like Im peeing a little. So, I get up again, go to the bathroom, but realize that i'm not actually peeing, the water was coming from somewhere else! Crap! My water was breaking, but it wasn't like a huge gush, just a little tinkle every few minutes. So, I wake myself up (by this time it's like 5:30/6 am) and texted Dom. I asked him if I went into labor, how fast he could be home. That freaked him out, and I get a call 2 seconds later with a very frantic hubby on the other line. I told him what happened and then we started working on getting him home.
In the mean time, I wake Leila (dom's mom) up and say "hey leila, sorry to wake you up, but I think my water is breaking...") She then sat straight up and said, "What?! Oh no Britnae." Sorry to have woken you up like that!
So, since I wasn't having ANY kind of contractions, I just showered, got ready for the day- I even shaved my legs (knowing that I would most likely be haing a baby that day and didn't want to be all hairy, who knows how long it had been since I shaved last, right?). It was still early and the doc's office hadn't opened yet so I got my my hospital bag ready, and then layed down on the couch-still leaking water. Ironically, I had a doctors appt already scheduled for that day, but I waited until the office opened, called and told them my situation and they told me to come in early. They checked the fluid and confirmed that it was amnionic fluid, that I was 90% effaced, and dialated to a 2. The doctor told me to go to the hospital, which happened to be right accross the street from the doctor's office. I was in labor!
By this time, Domenic had already gotten a last minute flight home for that day, but wasn't going to be back in boise until about 8:00 p.m. It wasn't even noon yet and I was gettin checked into the hospital. I was going to have a baby that day!would He wsa really nervous he would miss the babe being born, but I knew the little guy would wait- my labor had been so slow already, I couldn't imagine it all of a sudden speeding up to a point where dom would miss it.
So pretty much, we (leila and I) went to the hospital, got checked in, I got my iv and was hooked up to the monitor, and still- no contractions...until about 2 or 3pm, I think. It may have been almost 4. Those were not fun and they got pretty uncomfortable pretty quick. I think I was dialated to a 5, and then asked for an epidural. So needless to say, I was pretty comfortable for the majority of my labor. The thing with my epidural is that I couldn't feel anything- except I would still feel some of the contractions! I was ticked, b/c most everyone that I talked to felt absolutely nothing with an epidural but I still felt the contractions, so I asked for more drugs, and that took the edge off some more, but I would still feel them. By that point Domenic was there (yay he made it! and with a couple of hours to spare) and I had someone's hand to squeeze with the contractions.
They had me start pushing, and within 15 minutes of me pushing the baby was out! A healthy baby boy who scored a 9/9 on the epgar (which the nurse said was practically a perfect score b/c they never give out 10's). He was 7lbs, 1 oz and 20 inches long and born at 10:51 p.m. A perfectly healthy little baby boy, even though he was 2 weeks early :) . I cried like a baby when they put him on my chest after he came out, although he was all nasty and bloody/ covered in that white stuff, I couldn't help but love him so much. He was finally really real.
So, can I just say how grateful I am that Leila was here with me while Domenic was gone? I don't know what I would have done without her. I would have freaked out completely! Although it was pretty stressful trying to get Domenic accross the country in time for his son to be born, it makes for a pretty funny story, and one that we'll be able to tell gianni when he gets older.
Well, there you have it- that's the story of Gianni Marc Sanelli's birth-day. Sorry it was so long, but I figure I might as well write it out just in case anyone really wants to know how it all went down.
Here are some pictures of Gianni when he was brand spankin' new.
Right after Dom got to the hospital!
Feeling good after the epidural :)
I know, they look so nasty when they first came out, and yes that is a face
only a mother could love :)
I love you little Gianni Boy!
After they put that goopy stuff on his eyes, I still think he looks adorable, again a face only a mother could love.
Proud daddy with his little son.
Cute boy.
Grandma Leila and the first Sanelli Grandson. I love this picture, so precious!
Our celebration dinner at the hospital, I had grilled salmon, Dom had a burger (typical), we both got smothies, taco salads and cheescakes plus sparkling cider. It was a feast!
Well, first let me give you a little background info. So right now we're in Boise while Dom is doing an internship (btw I love the place, and our apt is like 5 minutes away from everything, including the temple) and for his internship, he had to go to Chicago for four days to do training. So, while he was gone his mom came to Boise to stay with me so that if anything happened (which i was sure was NOT going to), I would have someone there to help me.
So, we had tons of fun shopping, getting gianni's room ready, going to movies, etc. Tuesday night, we come home from being out and I notice one, yes just one of my feet was pretty swollen, which was strange for me b/c I hadn't had any swelling my whole pregnancy. I didn't really think anything of it, but decided to sleep on the couch so that I could prop my foot up on the arm to get rid of the swelling.
I sleep fairly well, getting up a couple of times to go to the bathroom (the curse of having a compressed bladder thanks to the belly). 5 am rolls around and I get up once again to go to the bathroom. So, I lay back down and 5 minutes later I feel like I'm peeing my pants a little. I thought, "what the heck?! I just went to the bathroom, do I really have NO control anymore?"
So, I get up, go again and then lay back down. I was 1/2 asleep so I didn"t realize what was going on until 5 minutes later, again I feel like Im peeing a little. So, I get up again, go to the bathroom, but realize that i'm not actually peeing, the water was coming from somewhere else! Crap! My water was breaking, but it wasn't like a huge gush, just a little tinkle every few minutes. So, I wake myself up (by this time it's like 5:30/6 am) and texted Dom. I asked him if I went into labor, how fast he could be home. That freaked him out, and I get a call 2 seconds later with a very frantic hubby on the other line. I told him what happened and then we started working on getting him home.
In the mean time, I wake Leila (dom's mom) up and say "hey leila, sorry to wake you up, but I think my water is breaking...") She then sat straight up and said, "What?! Oh no Britnae." Sorry to have woken you up like that!
So, since I wasn't having ANY kind of contractions, I just showered, got ready for the day- I even shaved my legs (knowing that I would most likely be haing a baby that day and didn't want to be all hairy, who knows how long it had been since I shaved last, right?). It was still early and the doc's office hadn't opened yet so I got my my hospital bag ready, and then layed down on the couch-still leaking water. Ironically, I had a doctors appt already scheduled for that day, but I waited until the office opened, called and told them my situation and they told me to come in early. They checked the fluid and confirmed that it was amnionic fluid, that I was 90% effaced, and dialated to a 2. The doctor told me to go to the hospital, which happened to be right accross the street from the doctor's office. I was in labor!
By this time, Domenic had already gotten a last minute flight home for that day, but wasn't going to be back in boise until about 8:00 p.m. It wasn't even noon yet and I was gettin checked into the hospital. I was going to have a baby that day!would He wsa really nervous he would miss the babe being born, but I knew the little guy would wait- my labor had been so slow already, I couldn't imagine it all of a sudden speeding up to a point where dom would miss it.
So pretty much, we (leila and I) went to the hospital, got checked in, I got my iv and was hooked up to the monitor, and still- no contractions...until about 2 or 3pm, I think. It may have been almost 4. Those were not fun and they got pretty uncomfortable pretty quick. I think I was dialated to a 5, and then asked for an epidural. So needless to say, I was pretty comfortable for the majority of my labor. The thing with my epidural is that I couldn't feel anything- except I would still feel some of the contractions! I was ticked, b/c most everyone that I talked to felt absolutely nothing with an epidural but I still felt the contractions, so I asked for more drugs, and that took the edge off some more, but I would still feel them. By that point Domenic was there (yay he made it! and with a couple of hours to spare) and I had someone's hand to squeeze with the contractions.
They had me start pushing, and within 15 minutes of me pushing the baby was out! A healthy baby boy who scored a 9/9 on the epgar (which the nurse said was practically a perfect score b/c they never give out 10's). He was 7lbs, 1 oz and 20 inches long and born at 10:51 p.m. A perfectly healthy little baby boy, even though he was 2 weeks early :) . I cried like a baby when they put him on my chest after he came out, although he was all nasty and bloody/ covered in that white stuff, I couldn't help but love him so much. He was finally really real.
So, can I just say how grateful I am that Leila was here with me while Domenic was gone? I don't know what I would have done without her. I would have freaked out completely! Although it was pretty stressful trying to get Domenic accross the country in time for his son to be born, it makes for a pretty funny story, and one that we'll be able to tell gianni when he gets older.
Well, there you have it- that's the story of Gianni Marc Sanelli's birth-day. Sorry it was so long, but I figure I might as well write it out just in case anyone really wants to know how it all went down.
Here are some pictures of Gianni when he was brand spankin' new.
Right after Dom got to the hospital!
Feeling good after the epidural :)
I know, they look so nasty when they first came out, and yes that is a faceonly a mother could love :)
I love you little Gianni Boy!
After they put that goopy stuff on his eyes, I still think he looks adorable, again a face only a mother could love.
Proud daddy with his little son.
Cute boy.
Grandma Leila and the first Sanelli Grandson. I love this picture, so precious!
Our celebration dinner at the hospital, I had grilled salmon, Dom had a burger (typical), we both got smothies, taco salads and cheescakes plus sparkling cider. It was a feast!Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Meet Gianni Marc Sanelli
When I find more time, i'll tell you the crazy story of how it all went down, but because I know that this is what you really want, here are some pictures of the little guy!
These were all taken at the hospital courtesy of the cell phone, minus one which was when we were coming home. More pics to come.
Meet Gianni Marc Sanelli. Born Wednesday January 13th, 2010 at 10:51 p.m.
7 lbs, 1 oz and 20 inches long.
We are so excited that he is here and that he is completely healthy.
We could not have asked for a more perfect baby, we are so in love :)
Gianni in his car seat coming home from the hospital, sleeping of course.
Minutes after delivery, don't mind me in the picture, I just put it up because Domenic looks like such a proud daddy :)
Our first attempt to dress the little guy, and I mean LITTLE. This onesie is supposed to fit babies up to 7 lbs, and it was huge on him. Don't worry, he is gaining weight-his cheeks are getting so chubby.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Early Surprise
Our little boy came early!!!
He was 7 lbs 1 0z and 20 inches long
He was born Wednesday at 10 :51 p.m.
We are so excited to he him here, although he is about 2 weeks early, didn't see that one coming!
More details and pictures to come!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Back to the real world
So we FINALLY got internet! YAY! Actually just finished setting it up so expect a lot of updates.
First and foremost, we are in Boise right now, Domenic is interning for KPMG ( one of the big 4 accounting firms) and can I just say I LOVE it here? We are finally back in the city where there is traffic, shopping malls, good restaurants, etc. I never know how much I missed the city until we lived in Rexburg for a while.
No, I haven't had the babe yet, but we are getting really close...17 days to be exact. We already have his room set up, and Dom makes fun of me because i'm in "Nesting" mode, no big just making a nest for my baby. Haha in case you are wondering what nesting mode is, I have basically been washing, and folding all of Gianni's clothes, I set up, and decorated his room, and I can barely help myself from putting everything away, and redoing it over and over again. I'll post pictures of his room soon.
I got a phone FINALLY!!! And I desperately need phone numbers b/c I don't have my old phone any more so if you would be so kind, leave a comment at the end of the post with your name and #, and I'll text you my new #.
I'll keep you all updated, and i'm sorry about the boring long posts w/o pictures but I'll do a post with a ton of pictures to make up for it, promise.
First and foremost, we are in Boise right now, Domenic is interning for KPMG ( one of the big 4 accounting firms) and can I just say I LOVE it here? We are finally back in the city where there is traffic, shopping malls, good restaurants, etc. I never know how much I missed the city until we lived in Rexburg for a while.
No, I haven't had the babe yet, but we are getting really close...17 days to be exact. We already have his room set up, and Dom makes fun of me because i'm in "Nesting" mode, no big just making a nest for my baby. Haha in case you are wondering what nesting mode is, I have basically been washing, and folding all of Gianni's clothes, I set up, and decorated his room, and I can barely help myself from putting everything away, and redoing it over and over again. I'll post pictures of his room soon.
I got a phone FINALLY!!! And I desperately need phone numbers b/c I don't have my old phone any more so if you would be so kind, leave a comment at the end of the post with your name and #, and I'll text you my new #.
I'll keep you all updated, and i'm sorry about the boring long posts w/o pictures but I'll do a post with a ton of pictures to make up for it, promise.
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