Baby Swimming Class…SO FUN!

Lisa July 22, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad…

It is Wednesday, and as a Camper in Michigan “the land of the GREAT LAKES”…. I am doing what most Michigan campers get a chance to do at one time or another… SWIM! 

I was so good, and did new things this week.  

Nana says, a good little athlete eats right… so she had a little fun with me tonight before my lesson, “being sure to allow 30 minutes before swimming” not that she’s obssessed with being overprotective but we most certainly won’t re-visit that issue…..tonight anyway! And some body should share nutritional facts with Nana, because, this is not muscle food… this is fun food and uh ‘plastic’ – not that she was serious…. I am still pretty into my “bob”!

I being the good little spirit stick that I am, made a choice…

Then, I modeled for the ‘black beast… aka ‘Mr. Nikon’, my before swimming photo…

Yes, it is blue, pink was not available in my size, but it matches my beautiful blue eyes….

I am sooooo ready to go…

But alas, Nana was not.

MORE PHOTOS… because, one…

is not enough… which is what I think they will put on Nana’s headstone… have you any idea how many pair of RUFFLED SOCKS I have, ‘JUST IN CASE’

JUST IN CASE OF WHAT, INCASE SOMEONE DECIDES TO BREAK IN AND STEAL RUFFLED SOCKS THAT ARE INFANT SIZED…. serious Nana?   Just in case, I wear a hole in one?  She says, she could lose one, or that the ruffles will wear out in the wash… Yes, really this is her reason… Silly Nana… personally I think she Jhas an Imelda Marcos – ‘a-holic’ syndrome thingy going on, with infant tendencies……but I am no psychologist.  I am just sayin’…!  But you decide?   (please note above, socks, with ruffles, for SWIM C LASS!  Back to me and my day…

So we finally go, and guess who is there waiting for me, Great Grandma Sharyn and Great Papa Alan… yeah… cool huh?

Pink flamiNgos look so good on me don’t they?… so I asked GG-ma… “hey there pretty lady, you goin’ in with me?”

She is telling me, she forgot her suit!   I told her, I will let you borrow one of mine.. but she said not this time…. but some day soon… !

Uncle Nick and I got right down to work… and the beast worked overtime taking photos… Poppy took them for Nana tonight… and did a great job!  Thank you Poppy… Mom and Dad will LOVE THEM!

So by the end of class, I was completely spent…

but I had a great time,

and hope Uncle Nick is not too tired because, as my personal Goldfish Mini partner, I have plans for him tomorrow too… we plan on changing the name from GOLDFISH mini.. TO GYMBOREE Man Partner woo woo… so fun! As you can see, he is having fun too.   Aunt Mikayla got to come and see me tonight too, and missed a party at Cuz Brit’s house… which is where all my other camper Aunts were… sorry Cuz Brit that the campers were divided, but you must know… Nana could only get Wednesday class!  Until tomorrow Mom and Dad, I love you both, and please know I am doing so good, and am as happy as a “camper” can be.   I will be so proud and happy when we are all together and I am able to swim with you and daddy.   For tonight CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND THINK ABOUT ME IN THE WATER, AND HOW MUCH FUN I HAD, then you can dream about holding me, AND HOW MUCH FUN I WILL HAVE SPLASHING YOU IN THE FACE.    I love you very much, and as always am your LITTLE MISS ADORABLE, your daughter,

Guillianna!

Staying at camp… and getting ready for GOLDFISH MINI CLASS!

Lisa July 21, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Today at camp was a day for resting- because tomorrow I go back to Goldfish School… and have a BIG TUBBY TIME as a Goldfish Mini with my GMP (Goldfish Mini Partner, aka Uncle Nick) .  I have some photos Great Aunt Pam sent me for you to enjoy and some that Uncle Nick took of me with his camera phone, I have seen them and let’s just face it… I am cute.   Here I am snug as a bug… and Uncle Nick caught me looking real cozy..

I seem to be really teething, and Nana says, maybe VERY soon we will sprout some teeth… I have been practicing sitting up on my own, and spending time on my tummy, but it is not a favorite.   When Nana puts me on my tummy, I fake cough.   I figure if I make the noise she will pick me up, but she seems to be on to me.   She can tell it is fake because, when she says, oh… is the baby okay, I smile and the cough, well I forget about it…and give myself away everytime!

Can you imagine the places I will go when I can walk/run…

Why crawl if someone will get me there faster and easier I say, but No Fun Nana, says ‘NO’… and now I have excercise class to work out and stay in excellent princess shape.   The social worker that was assigned to me, is now being released because I have met the goals they set for me last February.   I made the right weight, my dietary concerns are handled with the medicine, and my heart is pumping great.  They will put me back into ‘case management’ if I continue to have issues with my “flipped” tummy but it doesn’t seem I will need them.  The case manager also gave Nana names of several places that offer “excercise” classes for development of premies, and so she enrolled me in the Gymboree class for now to see how I do. 

I love eating baby food cereal and fruit still, and until I get teeth, that is about all I will I get… with an occassional cookie like you saw me eating one time before.. when I went to the cardiologist I was weighed with all my clothes and diaper on, and came in at 16 pounds 11 ounces.   About a month ago I was 15 pounds, 4 ounces naked… so Nana says I am doing good.  

Things at camp are good.  Mr. Griffin, still slobbers,  Justice, still a constant barker, and Miss Liberty, well she is still a sweet dog.   Mr. Bauer,  he is  happy to have Uncle Nick home, Kozy Kat and Layla are just hanging out, not causing any trouble (just like me).  Grizzy is still on CatProzac, and well, she too is doing good, since the medicine, she is less ‘stressed’.   The vet said they are not sure if it was me coming to camp that stressed her, or Mr. Bauer stalking her on a regular basis, but either way, CatProzac helped.   Check me out in one of Great Aunt Pams’s photos she took of me, I am with a kitty… not one from our house, but a big kitty…

In August we will make one more trip up to northern Michigan,  and in September, I am going to visit Great Grandma Sally and meet Grumpy for the first time.   Then, it will be fall,  and Nana says she is hoping Mimi will be up to a visit so I can say hello in Tennessee!  After all of that we will be so close to our visit with each other.   I don’t think you will be getting much R&R when you do come to Camp Nana, but who cares…… we will be together.

I have started a new phase… I am blowing ‘raspberries’ and find it especially fun to do when eating.   I spatter Nana, regularly and laugh everytime I do it.   I make this sound as often as possible, and enjoy it very much, blowing raspberries brings me great joy.   I have been doing it pretty much non stop for several days.  Now it is Nana who needs a bib when feeding me …

Oh and by the way, Nana who was almost ready to give up on the Nana Cam… got a phone call today, and there is still hope we can get this thing working… and you will soon be able to see me…. so I will let you know as soon as it is working.  Until tomorrow, please remember, I love and miss you very much, and I am always your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter

Guillianna!

A Contribution by Little Miss Adorable!

Lisa July 20, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad…

Today was a field trip to Poppy’s office.   You see a few years ago, Poppy opened an office.   For many years he always worked for someone else so that he could take care of bringing mommy and her sisters here to America.  Having an instant family of eight made it so he worked two jobs.  Then when Nana got sick, she wasn’t helping too much and promised him if she could she would make him a place to call his own.   About three years ago when she was helping him find a place to open an office, they didn’t have much in the way of extra money so there was much in the past three years to get done.  TODAY I MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO POPPY’S OFFICE.   Nana says, mommy will remember when Nana photographed the feet of all the girls, and put it up as a picture in Poppy’s office, now MY FEET are on the wall too!

How cool is that!  Here is how I spent my day..

Here I am taking over as boss, sitting in Poppy’s chair in his office.   He is so busy he never gets to sit anyway… so… I will take it as my own… A chair fit for a Princess don’t you agree?

I showed you on Saturday the photos Nana took of my toes… now they are famous toes like Mommy’s and her sisters…. look at the donations I have made to Poppys office… you’ll see…. they are …(let’s say it together) ADORABLE…

So, what do you do with all your shoes when you out grow them?  Ask Nana, she knows…

All of my too small shoes are now decor for Poppy’s radiology room, as well as some awesome photos of my toe toes…

While Nana had a plan for my CONTRIBUTION to Poppy’s office, I had some exploring to do… and here is what I spent most of my time doing, first I studied with Uncle Nick and my Aunts –  Studied….

Where is the land of sand?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME… there is a lot of blue between me and you!   Wow…  that makes could make a princess want to visit her mom and dad, but Nana says, not the place for wee ones…instead we went on a mission to find photos of mommy!  Look what I found..  Nana said Daddy said he will send some photos of both he and mommy but for now… well, this is my Momma…

I could get a job at Poppy’s… what do you think?

By the the time I finished my expedition all my photos, and shoe donations… well it was finally finished…

Here are some lovely sandals..

Nana has them on display!

Princess Gugu’s Shoes…

Here are the last few…

and how it looks from a distance…

So the project started with my fellow campers working crazy to suprise Poppy when he traveled in late June for his parents anniversary and Cousin Missy’s birthday, but today a month later, the job is done… from cutting wood, sanding, priming, painting, and EVERYTHING ELSE, I can now officially take credit for it all SINCE IT IS MY ADORABLE LITTLE SHOES, AND TOES THAT MAKE THE WHOLE ROOM SCREAM…. the ‘Guge’ was here….

I love you mom and dad… and we will talk soon, as always, Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

At The End Of The Rainbow…

Lisa July 19, 2009 3Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

As you know I went with Nana and Poppy to take care of some family business up in Northern Michigan!    Here I am in the car on the way there.   It was not a fun trip for Nana, she was going to the home her parents lived in, and she had hoped it would stay in the family, but things are such that it had to be sold.  Saying good bye is hard I hear, and thats why I, being the little spirit stick I am, cheered up Nana all day!

Here is a photo from Great Grandmas house, it looks out over the lake, my mommy used to swim with her sisters in this lake, and spent time up at this house with her Grandma… Camp GrandmaSALLY!  It was always a wonderful place to visit…Nana says you learned sewing, and went swimming , went for cherries, and ice cream… so many fun things… for now though it was,  ‘GOOD BYE CAMP GRANDMA  SALLY!’ and thank you for a life time of memories, and memories that have now been passed down two generations!  

Great Grandma Sally had a garden she worked in all the time, and Nana took a few pictures of her flowers so that she could see them one last time..

Grumpy had this garden planted for Great Grandma… it was a beautiful gift and so I am ‘letting’ Nana, put them on my website.  My Mommy used to visit Great Grandma and helped with her garden when she was small…

and so many colors… I LOVED THE COLORS, and as you know love being outside, so … this was a nice treat.

On the drive back, (which by the way was FOUR and A HALF HOURS EACH WAY IN THE CAR SEAT… CAN YOU SAY NUMB BUTT) It was a long way to go for a day trip, but Poppy had work Saturday and again on Monday, so we had to do it on Sunday… it went well, and we made it safe – Poppy took Nana and I to lunch.  It was nice, spending time with me, well let’s just say it always cheers up Nana and everyone around us!  Here I am being my adorable self.

I am conspiring here… how I can get into trouble…

It is written on my face…

I have the lens cap AGAIN… now lets see… where can I hid it?

Hee hee hee….

Can you see it in my eyes…

T r o u b l e !

Then it was back to Camp Nana, and as we approached camp, there was a beautiful rainbow.  Maybe you don’t remember, but back in the end of March into early April, I joked that I was your little POG.   Another one of my little acronyms for YOUR LITTLE POT OF GOLD!   So be sure to know mom and dad, I came back to the end of the rainbow, where I will wait as your little POG until you come and pick me up.  Until then, I will continue to play constantly, and be continuously CUTE!  

Nana got Mommy’s email, and understands what you explained in your note to her.. she is glad everything is good, and also Mom and Dad, I know you are not allowed to comment or sometimes cannot comment on my love letters, due to security purposes, but I WILL KEEP SENDING THEM TO YOU… in the hope it makes your days better, and brighter, until you come back to me.  Until tomorrow, please know, I am your Little Miss Adorable, your litle POG, your daughter,

Guillianna!