Georgi is two years old today, and boy can you tell that she has rounded the corner into toddler-hood. She is into everything. She discovered the wall sockets yesterday. She discovered the toilet flusher the day before. She discovered the toothpaste tube last night. We are constantly running around saying, "No, Georgi, no, no!" Even Reagan has remarked on it, saying, "Georgi can't touch anything. She is a No! No!"

Georgi is two years old today, and she threw her first temper tantrum. I was in Target (of course) to buy a new memory card. I told her to come, and she glared at me, folded her arms, stomped her foot and said, "No!" Ahem...my dear little child...don't you know what happens when little girls do something like that? Apparently not because she then proceeded to throw herself on the ground and cry. This is where I just love being in Texas because I fearlessly picked her up, gave her a swat on the rear end and very firmly told her, "Georgi, no fit." She blinked, nodded her head and quite crying. THE END!

For her birthday, I threw a cupcake party on Wednesday. We had a bunch of little kids over, and they frosted and decorated cupcakes. Georgi just grabbed her cupcake and ate it, licked the frosting out of her bowl and devoured any stray sprinkles or pieces of candy. I mean, who needs the cupcake to look pretty, right? It's the sugar and candy that count!

Georgi is two years old today, and when it comes to vocabulary she does not lack in skill. She opened her presents and said, "Oh, mommy, socks and shoes, they're beautiful." Just like that. Really. The next present was opened and she said, "Oh, a shirt." Then she spied a third present and said, "Another present. Yes, I want to open it. Here, Reagan, you hold this!" Of course there are times when she still babbles, especially when she is excited. She gets frustrated when she is trying to explain something to us and we can't understand what she is saying. She'll frown, squint her eyes and huff. Then she'll shake her head and say, "Never mind."

My baby is two and not a baby anymore. And I am looking forward to spending this next year watching her grow into a little girl. She's adventurous. She's fearless (unless she looks down). She's curious and strong. She won't take "no" for an answer (even if it means climbing a bookshelf to get what she wants). She's funny. She's generous. She's trusting and excitable. She's loving, cuddly, clingy at times. She's huggable, kissable and holdable. She's Georgi, and she's two today.