Gianna's Place

8-15 months.. Yea. been a while!

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:17:21 +0000

Gianna makes a cameo appearance

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:45:39 +0000

I took on a project earlier in the summer to work with a local non-profit organization: Gray Whale Foundation

In doing so I befriended a wonderful group over at Dana Wharf Sport fishing & whale watching here in the Dana Point, CA harbor. Mike, the owner is also a foundation board member and extended an open invitation to do some whale watching. It’s the first time I had done anything like that, and it was a great experience for Elisa & Gianna as well. We didn’t get to see and Blue or Gray whales that day but we did meet with a couple Dolphin Pods, which are actually in the whale family. On this particular day, reporters & photographers from the OC Register, The Orange County news organization were on the boat to gather photos & information for a story about a fishing ban off the coast of Newport & Laguna Beaches. check it out!!

We didn’t know we made it into the video for the story but its pretty cool

Link to article

Gianna’s First Summer!

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:27:12 +0000

We’ve taken a nice long break from updates to enjoy the summer with Gianna. Its been 3 months since our last update and boy has a lot changed. Its amazing that only 6 months ago she couldn’t move, roll, or eat from a spoon without making a mess. Now she is learning something new everyday, exploring our house and the world. She crawls, pulls up, stands on her own, now all thats left are those first steps.

At the moment we’re planning her birthday party. Her mom wants to have her christened a the same time as her birthday so it will be one party for the two events.

Now on to the fun part.. An entire summers worth of pictures and videos.

iPhone Videos

We are currently working on some other things which will be added over the next few days…

7 months, NJ, NYC, Fathers Day, Cousins, Santa Monica

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:33:37 +0000

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES // Boy do we have some. Sorry for the nice long delay, been pretty busy with Gianna & all that has been going on in the last couple month or so. For those that don’t know we took a little 2 week vacation to visit family and friends and New Jersey & New York.. (Had a blasty blast) Got back to California and days later welcomed my beautiful cousins for a couple days from Norcal & Florida. After that Gianna went to Santa Monica Pier to meet Aunt Lizzy & uncle ron. Things have started to quiet down now which is nice, but now Gianna is learning to become more mobile. In the weeks since returning from vacation she has perfected the art of rolling and scooting on her back.. She is learning words and the actions/meanings that do along with them. She obviously knows her name now. She also understand what a beso (kiss) is and will gladly share her drool with you upon request.. Brinca (jump) is another & hi or hey which is easy for her to say at this point. Now on to the pictures. We have 3 gallery sets to share.. enjoy & feel free to leave your comments.

New Jersey & NYC Trip // Click here

The Cousins Petit // Click here

Santa Monica Pier & Fashion Island // Click here

Turn up the volume a bit for this…well worth it..

Until next time!

Gianna Petit | Baby Model

admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:26:56 +0000

We were recently contacted by a friend to borrow our munchkin for a little tshirt modeling // W00t.. We were more than happy to assist and shortly thereafter received 2 T-shirts for our kiddo to practice her cutism in.. We waited for a day that wasn’t too windy down here in breezy beachland so we could set out for a mini shoot {No pun intended} //

We headed out to a small picnic area at the base of a hill side in San Clemente, CA .. Gianna was still getting use to sitting up so getting pictures was interesting.. check it out.. then go check out Gianna on Barkada {ko}

6 Months & Mothers Day | 2009

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:18:14 +0000

Since our last installment Gianna has spilled her first words, “baby” & “Hey,” we know she is actively attempting to say these words as we repeat them back to her and see her trying to say them… She also understands what “Beso (Kiss)” means and will supply ample drool upon request.

She sits up on her own and now absolutely hates anything that has to do with laying down. She is a smart kid and she finds ways to surprise us and her doctors every day.

She sleeps well at night and wakes without crying.. she allows us to enjoy our morning sleep and entertains herself by exploring her feet and hands and playing with her blanket and toys within reach. When you walk up to her bed she greets you with a huge smile and kicking… absolutely elated to see us..

She loves Sesame Street and shows progress in understanding her name as well as words in Engish & spanish. She is relaxed pretty easily with Brazilian Lounge music or nature sounds. Over all the last 6 months have been a beautiful experience watching this little personality grow. We look forward to the next 17.5 years. :0) Enjoy the selections images from the past 30 days…

Image Gallery

Our Lady // 5 Months

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:10:21 +0000

The rest of the photos can be viewed here

4 Months Old // 13lbs | 23in | 3/22

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:27:21 +0000

3 Months Old!

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:14:28 +0000

Gianna turned 3 months old about a week ago. In the time since turning 3 months old she has gotten her ears pierced and had her first cold. She laughed out loud while awake for the first time and has even started eating real food. She doesn’t like laying down, she prefers to stand or at least sit up. She has discovered that she has hands and spends much of her waking, calm hours looking at them and learning how to control them… here is a quick shot of her with her ears pierced and a short video of her messing up a new outfit..

Bath Time //

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:05:56 +0000