The world is a better place...

Just because you're in it!
 These past couple of weeks my love for this girl has grown SO much!! I didn't think I could possibly love her any more than I already did but I do! I would do anything for her and that's the truth! A special thanks to Rachael who came out to visit for 5 days and took these darling pictures.  She is about to go professional. :) More documentation on her trip to come...

This past week we found out that Georgia has a mild hearing loss which means that she can hear most things but some sounds she can't hear as well or with as much clarity---which would affect her speech if we didn't treat her.  SO... that means that she will need little hearing aids to help her hear normally and so there won't be any problem in developing her speech, etc.  I feel blessed that it is just mild and also blessed for modern technology to catch something like this NOW instead of later when she would probably start having speech that wasn't as pronounced.  We would have never thought she had a mild hearing loss because she responds to and wakes up to even the softest noises.  I had a hard time at first with the idea of her having hearing aids but realize that she will be just fine and just like my sister says---"her quality of life will not change just because she has to have hearing aids."  And just like my mother in law puts it--"it is just like somebody who has a hard time seeing needs glasses, somebody who has a hard time hearing needs hearing aids."

   I feel blessed that Heavenly Father has trusted me and Nick to take the best care in raising her.  I feel really humbled actually and don't feel quite cut out for the job.  It is just really hard having anything happen to your baby and I don't know how to deal with things like this sometimes.  But I know experience will help me and will hopefully give me empathy to help other people going through similar situations.  And unlike what anybody says...Georgia IS perfect in every way!  I loved what Emily told me too--and I quote, "No two kids are the same no matter what, and every kid will have something different about them so the idea of what is "normal" is silly to me."  Georgia is normal and she is just as normal as any other kid! I mean---how could you not love this girl? She is too cute and she makes me smile at least 500 times a day!