Just Georgia



Daddy bought her 2 babies cause she's 2.



Yesterday was Georgia's 2nd birthday. Her birth two years ago is one of my happiest memories. It has been such a joy to watch this sweet girl grow. I have been amazed to see her learning to crawl and walk and jump and all these physical feats with no issues--and early at that! She has always been motivated to keep up with her brother.

Georgia is such the girly girl. She doesn't like to get her hands dirty. She likes everything princess and Barbie and Minnie Mouse. She likes dress up and dolls and hairbows.

From birth, Georgia has been my serious girl. You have to earn a smile. But she is also very pleasant and even-tempered and a pretty "easy" toddler ... most of the time ... so far. :) As she gets older, she's getting more and more silly and funny and playful, which is just pure joy to watch.

She can also be pretty spunky and sassy. She has learned the art of screaming from her brother. And Georgia has this look. If you say something she doesn't like--such as no--she will stare you down with the dirtiest look. For like 2 full minutes. It's hilarious.

She's also, in this mama's opinion, very quick and bright and clever. Here are just a few of the things she has said lately that have made me smile.

Me: What color is that dog?
Georgia: Five!

One day she was trying to get up in a chair and was struggling, so cousin Cade went over and helped her up. She said thank you, and Cade said you're welcome. Then she got really close to Cade's face, nose to nose, and whispered "You're welcome." Whispering is her favorite. :) We whisper every night at bedtime. I'll whisper good night, and she'll whisper it back. Then I'll whisper I love you, and she'll whisper it back. And then we both giggle.

When we were on vacation, Georgia was not her happy self. I think it was probably just different surroundings and being excessively tired, but I'm still not quite sure all the reasons. One night she was whining and crying, and she had this conversation with my mom:

Granna: Georgia, you're not happy?

Georgia: (whining) Noooo

Granna: What would make you happy?

Georgia: Um ... a hot dog!

Ha! Maybe she was just hungry. But then the next day somebody asked her her doll's name, and she quickly answered, "Hot dog!" :)

One night on vacation, I kept telling the kids it was time to go to bed, and no one was moving. So I just got up and started walking out of the room and said, "Good night, kids! I'm going to bed!" Georgia didn't even look up from Granna's iphone, where she was watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, raised her hand in the air and said, "G'night, mama!" We laughed and laughed ... my bluff did not work.

Also while we were on vacation (I promise to post pics very soon), we went to eat at this restaurant where yo can sit on the deck and watch dolphins in the bay. We were sitting at a snack bar type thing that overlooked the water, and I was keeping a close eye on the kids because it wouldn't have been hard to fall in. Georgia was standing there talking to us and dropped her paci, which bounced off the deck and plunked right in the water. She just stood there stunned, and we all just stood there watching her for her reaction. She didn't even cry, she just couldn't believe it. Ever since, Nate has been talking about the dolphin that now has a pacifier in its mouth. :)

And time outs are a big topic of discussion around here. Of course Nate gets time outs pretty often, but Georgia has only gotten a couple. For the most part, if you tell Georgia no, she gets her feelings hurt and cries. But this afternoon she and I were teasing each other:

Georgia: Go time out!

Me: No you go to time out!

Georgia: No I girl. Nate big boy.

Me: Do girls go to time out?

Georgia: No.

I guess it does look that way in this house so far! Then later she told me, "I be right back. I go time out." Okay!

Nate and Georgia are opposites sometimes. Nate is very emotional and moody--either crazy happy or throwing a fit mad. Georgia is pleasant and even tempered but serious. Nate grew up more slowly, stayed a baby longer, and taught us all kinds of life lessons. Georgia has become a big girl very fast, but I have been able to appreciate what I am watching because of the previous experience.

I look forward to watching her grow up and to see who she becomes, and to be friends with her when she's a grown up. :) Blake and I thank God for our gorgeous Georgia-girl!