Play Time at Our House

There are many days that I just watch Juliana & Ivan together & can't help but laugh. She always has new ideas of what she can play with Ivan. He stares her down as she walks through the room as if he's begging her to come play. He giggles & gets excited as she plays with him, she laughs & acts goofy to make him laugh harder. They have a good time and I love to watch how cute they are together.

Dr. Juliana checking out her patient Ivan


Juliana putting on a cheerleading show to entertain Ivan.


Ivan rolls & scoots around on his blanket playing with toys, he does occasionally sit up, but only when he feels like it.


JuJu & Ivan love playing with Daddy, he puts a whole new aspect on play b/c he breaks the rules!


Juliana burying treasure in backyard, Ivan watching from porch.

Panama City Beach Vacation

May 2007 we went to Panama City Beach for a long awaited Gibbs family vacation. It has been quite some time since the last Gibbs family vacation, we added 4 people to the family since then, Kendall, Juliana, Sable, & Ivan! Between nightly competitive games and daily rotations from beach to pool to hanging in condo with babies, it was a blast! It was great to see everyone together and to be able to hang out for a week straight. It has made a memory I don't believe anyone will forget.

Gibbs (Ferrara/Lentz) Family Photo


Aunt Gina, Sable, & Juliana playing in the sand.


Uncle Gabe taking his turn to entertain Ivan.


Aunt Ginger & Juliana snuggling up together.


Lentz Family


"Pops Heaven"


MiMi taking JuJu out for a cold dip in the ocean.


"Daddy Duty"


Ivan being toted along to the next stop.


"Beach Bum" Juliana playing in the sand.


Pops, Juliana, Ivan, & MiMi


Juliana made a great game host.


Sable, Aunt Gina, MiMi, & Ivan. (One of the 2 times Ivan went out to the beach, 5 min. max)


Busy Bee Sable.


Juliana gave us a dancing show on the balcony, all eyes had to watch.

Busy Little JuJu

Juliana is one busy 5 year old girl! As Pops would put it, "She has a life." In the last year she has done so many different things. She has played soccer and she is very good at it. She has done gymnastics, which she practices at home & scares me to death thinking she is going to break her neck. She went to dancing school where she learned ballet & tap, she of course stood out as the best dancer at the recital, just ask anyone from her "entourage" that were there. She also has started cheerleading classes. Ivan & I, Kendall too when he's home, are lucky enough to have round-the-clock entertainment! We get a mix of cheerleading shows, dancing shows, & song/dance/instrumental shows. Ivan seems to be the most entertained by these shows, Juliana calls him her #1 fan. When she is not off doing these things she usually has plans with MawMaw & PopPop, MiMi & Pops, friends/cousins, & Aunt Bonnie & Maggie. These plans usually consist of swimming, going to movies, playing at their home, or other outdoor activity such as gator hunting.



#1 Soccer Player (she certainly has the most fans on the sidelines)



Pretty Little Dancer



Aunt Ginger took Juliana & Paris to a dog parade & she made it in the paper!


Juliana & Maggie



Cousin Alyssa & Juliana




When she is at home, pretty rare, she creates art masterpieces & plays dress-up which occasionally includes Ivan as her prince.

The Holidays

Christmas 2007 was so much fun! Not only was it our 1st Christmas back at home, it was our 1st Christmas as a family of four! Santa brought lots of goodies to our house, Juliana received her 1st car, a purple princess convertible. Ivan received light up toys & lots of nu-nu's.

Christmas morning at home, Juliana showing off her new bath robe.


After opening gifts at home we went to MiMi & Pops house to carry on the tradition of gift giving the "Gibbs" way. We open one at a time, & those that allow Juliana to open their gift have it nicely displayed for all to see.



Juliana & Mrs. Ann (Sable's NaNa) made Christmas sugar cookies. Juliana had so much fun making a mess, and beautiful cookies too. Aunt Gina took advantage of our time there to hold Ivan without needing to share him with anyone. Sable was there too, but don't think I could get her to stop long enough to take a picture with her.


MawMaw Gibbs, MiMi, & Juliana playing an exciting game of Memory.


Brooke, Alyssa, & Juliana at MawMaw & PopPops house Christmas night.

Back At Home with a Big Surpise

On February 1, 2007 we moved back into our home, which looked better than ever, thanks to Kendall & all of his hard work! It felt so good to be back in our house, Juliana couldn't have been happier. She didn't exactly say much about it, her personality & daily enthusiasm spoke more than words.


Shortly after moving in, 3 1/2 weeks to be exact, I noticed something wasn't right with how I was feeling. We had a BIG surprise coming to us, Ivan Jacob Lentz!




Ivan Jacob Lentz, born November 1, 2007 at 2:14pm. He was 8lbs 6oz. and the most beautiful baby boy we have seen. He was so precious, we knew right away that this boy did not like change! 1st off, my labor time in hospital was 14hrs!!! He was nice & comfy in there & would rather not have come out to meet us. After birth, if we moved him even the slightest bit he would scream & hold his breath until his face turned red like a tomato. He was such a sweet little thing, he just wanted to be left alone.




Juliana could hardly contain herself upon finding out she was going to be a big sister. Kendall & I, and Ivan as well, have been so blessed to have her,she is simply amazing. From day one she has been compassionate & gentle towards him, bringing him his nu-nu, covering him up when his feet are cold, tickling his tummy, and giving him more hugs & kisses than he probably wants.



Ivan's 1st:
hold head up on his own- 2 months
roll over- 5 months
teeth- 8 months
sitting up- 9 months
scooting/army crawl- 9 months
word- 9 months, "mama"
crawl-
walk-
vacation- 6 months, Panama City Beach

a few things I don't want to forget: Ivan is an extremely good baby, he loves being on a schedule & if I miss a minute he'll let me know it. He loves being at home more than anywhere else, he hates loud noises, & he really dislikes when people he's not familiar with talk to him or touch him. He sleeps 12hrs a nite as of 3 months and takes three 45min-1hr naps a day. At 9 months he continues sleeping 12hrs at nite and is down to two 1 1/2hr naps a day. He rarely cries, unless as mentioned above, he hears loud noise or someone tries to talk to him. He loves to snuggle but doesn't demand being held.