The day after...Two Ton Tony Galento

Two Ton Tony Galento

Our poor little gootzy and Jeej.. Jeej is being really good about staying away from her belly button.. I am sure it might itch a bit, it is bruised looking a bit too, it is tender for her to bend over... and baby John well you can see from the pics his eye.. like a prize fighter.. our own little "Two Ton Tony Galento"... he is laughing and giggling like always and eating away and so is Gia...thank God no fever in either and we hope it stays that way... Baby John's lid is swollen the incision area looks fine because if course when he woke this morning and I saw his eye I got a bit crazed of course.. but it started to swell last night so I should have expected what we see now.. anyway, they are taking it easy today... we promised to go get Gia her purple and silver 12 inch Christmas trees one for her room and one for the playroom, it is all she talked about at the hospital so we will all go tonight and pick them up... all is well :) Auntie Donna and Uncle Dan got Gia and John gift baskets filled with things for them and Nana NY, Auntie Michele, cousins Natalie and Derek sent a Sponge Bob edible arrangement for the Jeej and Baby John... all so so sweet!

Jeej eating her favorite ice cream tonight "cake batter"

Surgery day

What a day... we woke up and left the house by 6:45 am to get to hospital at 7am .. . checked in etc. and John was supposed to get surgery at 9am and Gia 11:30, but then we were told they will do the siblings one after another and arrange the schedule to reflect this, then there was some emergency and after everything John went in after 12 and Gia around 1:30 and it got super tough as both did not eat or drink from the night before...John was a trooper and now looks like a boxer and Gia we had to get calming medicine because she was getting very disoriented and that helped for when they took her in.. both surgeries went well.. We knew Gia was going to wake up cranky and crying and she did just that.. all was well when we got some fluids in both of them and they ate.. by the time they went to bed all was normal.. Sal and I feel like we have been hit by trucks haha, we are so glad all of this is over and both of our loves did so well. They are both sleeping now and it is time for me to do the same...

Before surgery

Before playing with medical toys

With nurse Mary who happened to be from NJ! 

After surgery

Funny Gia video

Gia and her Element picnic with her Dada

Sal and Gia are certainly starting up their own father-daughter traditions.. in addition to teaching Gia about fish and going all over the valley to pet shops to do so.. they both now go out to lunch together... but we all know how costly that can be to do several times a week. So, Sal packs a lunch for him and Gia and they go and have a picnic together using the back of the Element as a table... what fun they have as I hear ALL about it when they both get home... these are priceless times that is for sure.. in time   picnic part of 4!!!

John is 31 weeks!

WOW 31 weeks!! Soon John will be in the Baby Tenda eating...right now he is in his little chair when I feed him.. he sure loves his meats and vegetables and oatmeal with fruit... he LOVES to hear his voice and that smile and giggle is just priceless... the death grip is getting stronger too haha!! That's our baby boy.. solid and dense our boy.. nice and strong!!! Those thighs I want to bite haha!!! Soon he will be in the walker, but I am holding out a bit longer before I put him in it....  WE LOVE YOU our handsome boy!!!

Candids from this weekend!

John and his meats!!

John has been eating meats for days now but I forgot to post this video of him eating meat for the first time!

Nana NY had a great time and some randoms!

John sits up all by himself now from tummy position! 

I could not resist!!

Nana NY and her loves! 

John and Gia's Pediatric surgeon appt.

Today we went for the consult for Gia and John at the pediatric surgeon's office.. what a long day.. Both surgeries are set for next Friday 11/15. John will go first between 8 and 9 am and then Gia after.. we will get timing down next Wednesday. The kiddos can't eat or drink anything the morning of so we are trying to get the first appts. John will have his dermoid cyst removed and Gia will have the excess belly button skin removed and today we also found out she has a epigastric hernia.. so she will be having both surgeries done. The will both need general anesthesia and neither will require any hospital stay thank God.. The surgeon told us there will be minimal pain and John' s stitches will dissolve... Sal and I are both glad we got this scheduled so soon for them, but at the same time I know I will  be an absolute mess next Friday. I pray everything will go just fine.

John is 30 weeks!! Randoms...

Our little John Carmine is 30 weeks, he loves to eat boy oh boy... he started meats and fruit with his oatmeal and still puts back 6 oz of milk each time he is fed.... what a love.. chunk a roo... Gia now simulates putting on bronzer, blush, mascara and lipgloss... LOVE and she also says " Mommy's platforms and clogs" That's my girl!!!

With Grandpa on his birthday! 

Some more of Halloween pumpkin picking!

On a ride at the mall! 

Many things on 11/4!!

Gia is officially 2.5 years old!! John officially turned 7 months yesterday and his 2 bottom teeth broke through today!!!!! I tried to get a pic today but not so lucky... I will get it at some point.. We gave John his name today 1 year ago, which also happens to be John Basilone's birthday whom he is named in honor of!! Nana New York is here and Gia runs around saying Nana New York all day it is hysterical... John had his 2nd flu shot today and took it like a pro!!

John Basilone!