Big Girl

Per usual, I've been very bad at updating our site, but I simply had to upload this video today. She is getting to be such a big girl! Grandma Javo comes to visit on Tuesday for Easter. We are so excited!

Love to all!
Gracie

"Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!"

Today Gianna received her first "ashes". It is Ash Wednesday. It was sobering to watch my little girl get her ashes immediately after a very elderly man had received them. We are all dust, and unto dust we ALL shall return. Even my little Gigi. Something I should never take for granted.

This here is my little best friend! Just look at that face. I call this her Danny Devito face. It makes me wondering what's going on inside that little head of hers to cause such an expression. Did she smell something funny? Does she have to poop? Or is she simply saying, "Mom, put the camera down and come play with me!"? Whatever the reason...to me, it's irresistable.

Back to Ash Wednesday... So I have come to terms with the fact that I "socially network" wayyy too often, when I should be bettering myself and making more time for my little girl. So to help put an end to my addiction of social networking, I've decided to make it my sacrifice for this year's Lenten season. I know, I know...but we're also supposed to do something to better our soul's...not just "give up candy." So with all of the wonderful time that I will have, I am going to read the private writings of Teresa of Calcutta. Talk about sobering. I think it's time to start humbling myself more and making myself more available to God. Hopefully by "breaking up" with Facebook, I'll be able to be a better wife and mommy with the help of God.

Cringing

Oh...and ok...so I recorded some songs at Cypress Recording Studios with Mr. Dave Plummer. This being my "prize" from the Mayport's Got Talent contest this past November. Mr. Plummer even asked to showcase me on his local talent TV show that airs in Jacksonville. In the meantime, he has uploaded me to YouTube. Forever... I will be on YouTube forever. My great, great, great grandchildren will probably see this. I'm cringing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBhd1pqL4P4

One Day at a Time

Just want to say to our dear Lord how very thankful I am for such a beautiful, healthy family. I suppose we never know what life has in store for us tomorrow, so we should be ever-mindful how good life is in this very moment. We never know when we will face our next challenge or difficult time. We need to live in the moment and relish in the happiness we feel now.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference."

Superbowl Sunday

Hello!

Twenty minutes to the big game. But in all honesty, we're not all that excited about the teams this year. Even Gianna is protesting the competition by wearing her Bears cheerleader dress! She's too adorable.

Not too much new to report here, but we are excited to be sitting up a lot better by ourselves. I still think that we're going to have to head to Home Depot and pick up a pad for the rug, because it's only a matter of time before I hear a "clunk" from her hitting the floor too hard.

Craig and I are enjoying his first day off in a while! He is busy making us a BBQ dinner *mmm*, and I'm with Gianna inside settling down for the night, watching Baby Genius nursery rhymes. "She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes..." I think I sing these songs in my sleep!

Productivity

Oh my little girl. She is such a looker...so much a looker that one gentleman said she had "bedroom eyes." Not gonna lie, that creeped me out a little bit, but what can I say, she's mesmorizing! lol.

It is not easy being as productive as I'd like to be. I still have things that haven't been checked off the to-do list from when I pregnant with Gianna! Some days, I feel very productive and other times...not-so-much. Let me explain. See, I used to be able to jump in the car at 11am, check out of the grocery store at 11:25, stop at the NEX to check out a pair of shoes I'd been eyeing, get back in the car at 11:35, get back on base and fill up the tank by 11:50, drop off a package at the post office at noon and then get back to the house by five after. NOW, with a baby in tow, it takes me that ENTIRE amount of time just to get ready and packed up in the car. So now, when I'm at the grocery store, I get a little frustrated when we have to entertain EVERY person that stops to admire those beautiful blue eyes and those sweet chubby cheeks. It takes 10 minutes just to go down 3 aisles! But...I should be thankful for those beautiful eyes. I am a mother. A stay-a-home mother. A homemaker. And my life...my life is now her and my husband. Everything for them. Although it takes more time to do the things of life, it forces me to slow down. To see and cherish my daughter's "beautiful blues" each and every time a new person comes to admire them, just as if I, too, were seeing them for the very first time. After all, I am blessed to be able to be at the store with my little girl...to be with her every day and watch her grow.

Thank you for working so hard, Craiger.

Look at my big girl! Brushing her teeth! Ok, so yes. It has been way too long since I have updated the blog. AGAIN! Sorry... *puppy face*

I plan to be a bit better about updating. I kind of wish I had a better place for my laptop than the computer table, because then I'd be a little more organized and efficient with my computer time. Oh well. C'est la vie. I think Craiger and I are going to work on that "issue" in due time. For now, the coffee table works.

The Dziewiatkowskis are busy as always. Gigi and I find ourselves a lot to do at home while daddy is busy at work...especially these days. Our holidays and travels were fun, but we are homebodies. And we are happy to be comfy and at home in our beds and with our own "toys." About a week ago, Gianna had her 6 months shots, which were NO fun. We had a fever few days, on top of the fact that we were starting a cold and were teething all at the same time. *Humph*. But she is a good little sport, our little Gigi. She toughed through it like a good girl, and we're all giggles and smiles now. We're even sporting a newly budding tooth. How adorable is that!

God continues to treat us well. We are patiently awaiting orders to Mechanicsburg, PA. YAY! We are supposedly detaching from the ship in July, and Craig is expected to start his work in PA in the middle of August. We should know in a month or so the exacts, but for now, this information is exciting enough, especially considering the fact that one of our next tour options was an "UNACCOMPANIED" tour to Bahrain. NO DAT!