I think we’ve encountered my next ‘favourite’ part of Georgia’s journey; it’s called e-tend. Well, in our terms, it’s ‘pretend’, but for some reason Georgia doesn’t include the pr part. Regardless, what an amazing phase of this two year old’s life! From being chased by giraffes to having different names to eating the stars…we’re e-tending all over the place these days! The most recent game of pretend we played was this past Thanksgiving weekend where Georgia decided she would be my chauffeur and drive me around. Here’s how it went:
G: Mom, I drive. You sit in back.
Me: Ok, let’s get our seat belts on. “Chook” (that’s the sound we make when we put our seat belts on)
G: Ok, where you want to go?
Me: Um, the moon. I’d like to go to the moon.
G: Ok, let me get my purse.
Clearly, there is some shopping to do on the moon. Who knew!?
Now, not only has Georgia developed a wonderful imagination, she has figured out the ticket. By ticket, I mean, the trick, the lever, the achilles, the key…etc. We were at the park and I had suggested to Georgia that she run up the ramp of the playground and come down the slide. She stood about a meter away from me, held out her arms and said “you carry me up the ramp”. To which I responded “Georgia, you can walk up the ramp all by yourself!”. She responded with “No, mommy, you carry me” so I went back to her with “Georgia, you can walk up the ramp…why do you want Mommy to carry you?”. Here it is. She said “Because I love you.” And off we went, Georgia in my arms, up the ramp and down the slide. She has subsequently used this at least daily to manipulate someone in her life. Smart…oh so smart.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We certainly did with multiple family get togethers, 25+ degree weather, and 3 days off! This weekend, Fred is heading to Ottawa to spend time with uncle John as he has knee surgery and Georgia and I are heading to Beaverbank to spend time with little Luke and baby Natalie. Road trips all around.
Georgia’s Mom
