Don't blink

Time goes by too fast.. how is my little girl already 6 weeks old? I know that isn't much but it happened quickly and she is changing and growing so much. I definitely think Georgia is chubbier than her sister was. Looking back at their baby books, Georgia was almost a whole pound heavier at 2 weeks old than Emma was. Soon we will see what is said at her 2 month appt.


Georgia is so sweet and I love spending quiet time with just me and her. I love her little sounds she makes, when she nurses, or is noticing something she likes. She also is cooing a bit and seems to really love making eye contact with you. We have gotten a few smiles from her, and I find myself trying to get her to smile constantly. She is a snuggler and I have the hardest time getting out of bed in the morning. She gets in bed with me when Daniel leaves for work and we hang out there and sleep until 9 a.m. almost every morning. I love that. I know how blessed I am to be able to stay home and do that. Another answered prayer and dream come true for me. I don't ever want to take that for granted.

Thank you Georgia for helping me to remember the sweetest things in life, innocence and beauty in such a small package! I love you and am trying to take in these days and remember them forever ~ your little mohawk hair, your tiny dimples, your deep blue eyes, the smell of you, and the sweet sounds you make. You make me the happiest mommy in the world over and over again each day!!

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Emma's world!! (to the tune of Sesame Streets' Elmo's world)
It is definitely her world here in our lives. She is so busy and still the "little dictator" that her daddy calls her - because she is so determined and matter of fact when she talks, does something, etc. I love her to pieces. She is still trying my patience with everything.. her sister, her eating habits, doing things her way, saying NO, but she is so loving and sweet. She really has a very compassionate way about her. She loves on her babies and treats them so well. She gives kisses when noone is watching and rocks and sings to them. She also will love on me, her daddy, grandparents, her dogs, and mostly anyone she spends any amount of time with.



I love when she talks on the phone and has this long, serious conversation about who knows what! I love when she gets excited to see her Dixie (DiDi) and Gauge, birds, airplanes. I love her little voice when she tells what a cow says and she knows dog, cat, bird, duck, horse too! I love how excited she is to see me in the mornings and jumps in her crib with a huge grin on her face! I love that she has my dimples and her daddy's blonde hair. I love that she tries to mimic me when we pray and sing songs. She loves to sing songs and spin around with her arms out to the side. She is a very smart, determined, strong-willed child and we are so blessed she has been ours for over 19 months now! I love that she is all mine and I cherish the times when I can hold her and she holds me back, and we stay that way for a while. That doesn't happen as much because Georgia takes up my arms mostly now.


Thank you Emma for showing me how it is to see the world around you for the first time. For being so excited and wanting to learn and explore and not stop. For loving me unconditionally and wanting to please me and not wanting me to take my eyes off of you. I love you, my first baby!! You have made my dreams come true.

Roll Tide!!

We had a great weekend and were lucky enough to have lots to do outside! That is where we spent the majority of our days.. my parents and little brother came in town for the Alabama football game in Tuscaloosa, so we went there on Saturday! We woke up early that morning and got a start on tailgating, where we stayed til 7 at night! It was a long day, but having friends with really nice motor homes helps.. Emma was able to nap peacefully and there were restrooms, cable & plenty of food and drinks! Roll Tide!!


On Friday night we went to the Saints -the local private school- football game. Our distant cousins' kids play so it was fun and they won district. They have a dance team for girls of ALL ages and they are called the Saintsations!! Emma loves to watch them dance and Georgia usually just sleeps in the Snugli the whole time! Emma will definitely be apart of their squad if we are still living in MS when the time comes. Way to go Zach - he was featured on the front page of the local sports paper!!
Sunday Aunt Jennie came to meet Georga for the first time and see Emma. Aunt Jennie & Georgia
She brought her dogs, Tide and Champ, who Emma adores! She is so cute trying to always "walk the dogs" with their leashes.. at least they are good sports! We played outside all day long and used some of the new toys that Mawmaw & Pawpaw brought. The adults played games and watched football and the guys practiced with the bow. Daniel also killed his first deer of bow season! He was excited and so are we to have some more meat! !Emma 1st time to see a dead deer.. she was a little afraid... :{
The weather has been wonderful and the girls are enjoying the fall! I hope to go to another pumpkin patch this week

Georgia is 1 month in Chunky!!

That is, Georgia is 1 month old and we spent the afternoon in Chunky, MS at the Lazy Acre Pumpkin Patch. We first went to Chilis in Meridian to celebrate her month day and had a great lunch, then we headed to Chunky to enjoy the fall air!
It was a lot of fun. We got there just in time to see the pig races, then we headed to the Noah's Ark petting zoo, where this "wild dog" was going crazy trying to get at the rabbits! Emma then wanted to try her luck at the hay maze for little ones and she loved it! She followed this little boy around, who got really mad at her.. his mom kept telling him to "please be nice, no pushing." Too funny and Emma thought it was hilarious all the while!



They had a hay ride and the Chunky Choo Choo, but we didn't do those, we just walked to see the pumpkins and take pictures! It is nice because Emma is at the age where she enjoys it all, but is still too young to ask to buy things! :) They also sell Christmas trees, and they were beautiful.. too bad we get ours off our own land here.. they don't look quite as good!


Georgia is wonderful and doing great. Not much new to post, other than the usual holding her head stuff. She is taking a bottle well and really easy, for the most part, and sleeps a lot.. I don't remember Emma sleeping so much. She does get mad if you don't feed her fast enough. We love her very much and are still trying to get Emma used to being gentle!!

The Big Easy - Days 2 & 3

Saturday was the wedding, but not until the evening, so we had all day to enjoy breakfast beignets, Jackson Square pigeons, crawfish tails & Bourbon Street! So that is exactly what we did. Emma loved chasing the pigeons until they would try and fly off. It was perfect weather and Georgia slept the whole time, peacefully in the Snugli. We ate lunch at a yummy place by the square and walked along the Mississippi River. I think I would love to live in a place where you could actually walk around to different shops, restaurants, etc. It seems like it would be so much fun. Emma is always in a good mood outside.
Anyways, we head to Bourbon Street after our nap. Trying to find a place that 1. had music, 2. allowed children, 3. had football on tv, & 4. had food, but not in that particular order. We didn't quite succeed. We found all but #1, but luckily there was the next door club that was blaring the music. Emma was too intrigued and would take her snacks outside and try and escape to the dance club! This girl loves music and loves to dance.

It was hilarious. People would hand her beads and clap for her while she danced. She would just eat and bob her little head, squatting on occasion. People were also taking pictures of her, so if you see her on some weird website, my bad.. I felt kindof weird about this, but didn't really know what to do- it wasn't like she was topless.. Daniel was hilarious too, he was not really liking her popularity with the beads on Bourbon Street at such a young age!
So I was inside the place with Daniel and Georgia, and Emma and my dad were outside on the street. A waitress came up to me (kindof panicked) and asked if my little girl was wearing a blue polka dot outfit, I said yes. She said, "Well, she fell down on the street." My heart skipped a beat.. I was imagining her head split open and blood everywhere. She proceeded to tell me that she spilt her food and that she was trying to pick it up and eat it and that "the man with her was letting her eat it". She was so frantic about me not letting her eat the food because of how dirty it must be. It really annoyed me, because I was thinking the worse, but she was fine, as long as we let her save some of her snacks! ;)
We ended up watching the Bama game at the bar and we got so into it, that we didn't realize how quickly the wedding was approaching. We left the bar at 5:45 and the wedding started at 6:30. So we rushed to the room, changed clothes, no showers, and got everyone dressed, barely!! The wedding itself was beautiful, in the courtyard of the Royal Sonesta, where we were staying. It was lit by candlelight. Emma was not happy during the ceremony and Georgia was not far behind, so I failed to get any pics of the area.

The reception was nice, with great food and drinks, and dancing, too!! Emma had a blast eating and dancing. Georgia slept in the Snugli the whole time. I know I was pitiful to wear the Snugli over my dress, but it kept her quiet and happy, and that wins over appearance in my life, at least for now!! Listi girls

The bride and groom, who now live an hour from us in MS, left in a carriage. Emma, Georgia & I missed that. We wanted to go out again, but Georgia wouldn't cooperate, so we got another decent night of sleep.
On Sunday, we had to pack.. we had so much crap.. I hate it!!
We did have a great brunch with the wedding party and then we ventured off to Jackson Square again. We decided to do a horse drawn carriage tour around town. It was suprisingly interesting and fun. Initially, we did it just because Emma would love it, but the history and stories were neat. I would love to do that one night, with a bottle of wine and no kids!! Daniel and I will be going back one day, without our babies!!our carriage ride
Jackson Square
It was a wonderful weekend, eventhough we never got to try a Pimm's cup (supposedly the oldest drink in America) or venture out on the streets at night.

The Big Easy - Day 1

We survived our weekend in New Orleans with the 2 girls. It was a lot of fun, not so much like a vacation, but a nice diversion from being home!
It all started on Thursday early morning, around 5 a.m. Georgia was ready to eat, so I fed her and at 6 woke my dad up so we could get ready to leave asap.
We got the girls in the car at 7:15. They did fairly well, Georgia sleeping and Emma watching her video. It got a little wild with 2 feedings, but luckily my dad was there to take care of Emma.. she was barefoot and running through restaurants.. gross.. but hey, I don't think I could have done it myself. I will probably not be traveling as much by myself..how would I go to the restroom??..hopefully we will get back to Texas soon with a shorter drive!
We arrived at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street around 4. The rehearsal dinner was to begin at 7. It was a Galatoire's, an extremely fancy place. No high chairs, gorgeous dinner settings, wine glasses, no lids for their glasses.. you get the picture! Emma was wild! She did fairly well, considering she was sitting at the table like a grown up!
Just minutes after we arrive at the restaurant, I see Emma wandering and can smell her! Yes, she has a dirty diaper. Nice timing. So we head to the ladies' room. Not a lot of options here. I lay her on the ground of a stall and change her diaper. I kindof cringed, but hey, it was a NICE restaurant, the floor had to be fairly clean. It couldn't have been a solid, easy diaper, but a 5 wipe one. That just made me laugh, one of those laughs to keep you from doing something else, like scream or cry. dancing with the band

Georgia was doing great.. sleeping as usual! Well, finally she woke up, really hungry. So I do the only thing I can and head to the bathroom to feed her. I enter a different stall and start breastfeeding. She is eating well, quiet as a mouse. Well, when she eats she usually wakes up and poops. She is not quiet while doing this.. It is loud and sounds like a machine gun.. so all the ladies in the restroom at that time probably were thinking I was having major problems and not feeling well.. not knowing a baby was in there with me. Another laughing moment! I was in there for about 45 minutes. Daniel was texting me getting worried and Emma was going out of control and ready for bed at this point!
We had to duck out during one of the speeches, but we did get dessert- banana bread pudding, although I missed most of the main course!
We never made it out that night..my dad was going to watch the girls for us, but Georgia would never go to sleep, so we ended our night relatively early, but it was much needed!!Jackson Square

Grandparents are Grand!!

Sam & Juliette with Georgia...they brought us dinner that night and were there the whole weekend she was born! Thank you for being wonderful grandparents to Emma and Georgia!
Sid & Vicki with Emma and Georgia...they kept up with Emma while we were in the hospital and let us take over their bedroom and home for the past month+. Thank you for being wonderful grandparents to the girls!!
Pawpaw braved both girls last night so that I could have 1 last girls night out!! I left him 2 girls with pacifiers and one crying and the other whining. Emma doesn't take a pacifier, never has..Thank you for loving them so much; I see how much they love you back!!
Grandma Gee & Georgia..she babysat multiple times and loves to hold her girls!! Thank you and Thomas for being wonderful grandparents!!

Daddy

Daddy & his girls!!
Snugli time!!
Sleeping time!!

Thank you Daniel, for taking off so much time from work to be here with us. You were wonderful in the days before Georgia was born, taking Emma swimming and buying us icecream, and putting up with my craziness!!
You were even more wonderful after Georgia was born, making Emma yummy breakfasts with homemade pancakes and egg sandwiches, holding Georgia when I needed a break and giving in to eating Mexican food whenever I wanted!
We love you so much and appreciate you more than you know! You are so sweet and eventhough you complained that "Georgia sure does eat loud" (in the middle of the night,)we are glad you got to go home for a few days and hunt!! Kill a big one for us! Before you know it, Emma & Georgia will be tagging along hunting with you!