First Week of December

I cannot believe the first week of December has already gone by. I can't get over how the season is changing and that is already time to decorate for Christmas! Next week Georgia will be three months old!!!

I have been working on decorating the house. I have pretty much finished up with everything. I've been trying to get most of it done since we will have company coming in next weekend for Georgia's Christening. I feel like it took me forever because once I was getting started I would have to stop (courtesy of Miss Georgia). My tree is a little different this year because I did it in red and gold. Still has some work to go, but it's getting there.

Jared, Antonio and I put up Christmas lights on the house yesterday. That was quite a project and I love how Jacob suggested we do it yesterday since he was conveniently out of town (ha!). It took us a while because even though we checked some of the lights they decided not to work when we got them up! Ugh! They turned out good though and we intend to decorate the entrance and Jacob's parents house before they get back from their Vegas trip on Tuesday evening. Hopefully it will be a nice surprise for them when they return home!

Some new things about Georgia.... she loves her pacifier! If she doesn't have it, she chooses to use her entire hand or thumb. So when I figure out she's doing this I put the pacifier because I'd rather her be addicted to the pacifier than the hand. Much easier habit to break since you can take the pacifer away but not the hand! Ha!

For a while I thought she didn't like her Boppy Lounger pillow anymore. However one day when she was irritable I got it back out and boy did she get happy! It's funny because it props her up and she can kick and swing her arms. She loves it and smiles constantly now when she gets to be on it. In fact, when I try to take pictures of her now it is hard to get her to sit still!

Another funny thing about Georgia is that during the night she has to be swaddled in order to sleep well. She can sleep from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. as long as she is swaddled. (We've attempted to get her to sleep unswaddled and she wakes up during the night - I guess she moves her arms and wakes herself up!) The funniest thing is that when she does wake up in the morning she is so happy when I undo the velcro tabs. She stretches her arms and just grins. It is too funny.

Weekend at Home

We spent this weekend just hanging around home. It was cloudy most of yesterday and today and it made us simply want to just stay in. I cooked chili on Friday night and worked on thank you notes and birth announcements all weekend (will I ever finish??). Georgia is beginning to really give us some big smiles. She gives a good smile at least once or twice a day. The rest of the smiles are just half of her lip. I got her going this evening and snapped a few, but by the time the picture was taken the moment was gone.

We are getting geared up for Thanksgiving here at home. It is a busy week with the Fall Classic coming up this next weekend so Jacob is swamped clipping calves. My sister, Judith, and her husband Chris, along with their twin boys, are coming to visit on Tuesday night before they go to our parents for Thanksgiving. I can't wait to see them - this is their first meeting with Miss Georgia. I can't wait to see the twins and how much they've grown.

I had problems getting pictures to load so here's the only one I could get posted!

Georgia's 2 Month Check-Up

Georgia had her two-month check-up today! I can't believe it's been two months since she was born. The appointment went well and she did great.

The verdict is in... She weighed in at 12 pounds 1 ounce. So she's almost doubled in her weight! Plus, she has grown three inches in length since she was born. Dr. Henderson laughed and said he could tell that she is definitely eating well. Georgia is in the 90-95th percentile for height and weight. Not surprising since both Jacob and I are tall!

She got her lovely vaccinations and let's just say she wasn't too impressed about that. A few high pitched screams and it was over quick. She got a sweet Miss Kitty pink bandaid on each thigh but I don't think she really cares. She just wanted her pacifier and her mommy to cuddle her. Poor thing! Glad it's over for now until her 4 month checkup in January where I think she gets even more shots. Ugh!

Time Flies

On Tuesday Georgia will be two months old! I can't believe that time has flown by so fast. I swear she changes every day. She is quite a load now and I am not sure what she weighs but if I had to guess I'm thinking at least 12.5 lbs. but I could be wrong. She has her 2 month check-up on Wednesday morning so we'll see what the scales read. Hopefully she won't be too grouchy because she'll be getting her vaccinations at her appointment. (I will have the baby tylenol on hand!)

I realize more and more each day how blessed we truly are. God has given us a precious gift and she is truly a miracle.

Jacob and I have been having long talks about the recent election, our child and life in general. Strange for us because we typically don't have these in-depth discussions. Things happen for a reason and God has a plan for all of us. We need to remember that life is short and we should really appreciate all God has given us. This week has made us realize this.

Hospital Trips

These are some pictures I've been meaning to post, but I couldn't get the pictures to upload. In the first two weeks of Georgia's life, I made an endless number of trips to get the poor child's blood taken. It was horrible! The first time was quite emotional, thank God my mom was with me. After that it got better for me (not for Georgia though!) and it is just so hard to see my precious baby in pain and there's nothing I can do! For her two-week check-up, Sandy went with me. I had to have more bloodwork done and fill out more paperwork...ridiculous. Thank goodness Sandy (Nani) was with me because Georgia started getting fussy just when I had to fill out all the papers.

I didn't get a picture of my doctor, Dr. Justin Gayle, at the hospital, so I had one taken when I went for my two-week appt. He was awesome and I am so glad he was our doctor!

Road Trip

Last weekend Georgia and I went on her first real road trip. Jacob's mom, Sandy, drove Georgia and I to Hico where we met my mom. This way it would be easier on us since I didn't feel quite ready to make the four hour drive on my own. It worked out great and Georgia traveled excellent! I was so proud of her.

We spent the weekend introducing Georgia to her great-grandparents. They all adored her and I was glad they could see her while she was still pretty small. Grandma and Papaw got to see her every day we were there and they were so good with her. Georgia would just look at them and really enjoyed them holding her. Maynard kept laughing at her hair and saying she was shorter than he expected even though we kept reminding him that she was only six weeks old! It was so funny to see him with her.

My parents (MorMor & Pop) couldn't get over how much Georgia had changed since they had last seen her. I was so glad to be able to make the trip out there. It means alot to me to have Georgia grandparents an important part of her life. Growing up, we were able to see all of our grandparents often and Jacob and I want the same for Georgia. We know she will love them all so much!!

Here's MorMor with Georgia and another one of Pop & MorMor after church Sunday. Georgia was hungry when we got home that day so she wasn't cooperating too much and was letting us know what she thought!

Happy Halloween!

Hope all of you had a great Halloween. Of course we didn't have any trick-or-treaters out here in the country! We didn't do much - Jacob and I asked his parents (Nani & Popi) to babysit for us and we went to Waco for dinner. I did take some pictures of Georgia in her little pumpkin outfit. This was right before we left and she was in quite a mood. I love the little pumpkin on her booty so I had to get a shot of that too!


Johnna met us in Hico on Monday after I spent the weekend at home. Here's a cute one of her & Georgia.