Proud Momma

For the first time yesterday my little angel told me she loved me. Yes, she's said it countless times before, but this time it was all her own. Normally, she'll say it back when we say it. But this time she had just gone potty and she got up, grabbed my cheeks (I was standing onmy knees), kissed me and said "Love you momma!" My heart melted. My baby is growing up so fast.

She has taken to her big girl bed amazingly. All worries that I had went right out the window. She hasn't gotten out YET. Even when she wakes up, she just lays there singing and waits for me to come in. Little angel.

And while I'm bragging let me tell you about the potty. Today we were at playgroup and I was cleaning up after a snack/craft, I looked around and couldn't find Olivia. I kept looking until I found her BUCK NAKED in the bathroom. She had to go potty. Apparently she has a fascination for potties in new places. And she loves to use them. She's getting really good at going at home too. Most of the time she's in her little Nemo panties and NO DIAPER at home. It's so nice not having to change those anymore.....oh wait, in two months it'll start all over:)

It's so much fun to see her changing and growing up so fast, and the best part is that I get to experience it all first hand. Forget nice wardrobes and fancy dinners, expensive cars and crazy vacations....we've given it all up so that I can stay at home and raise our kids for a brief few years, and let me tell you IT'S WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUCCESS

It was a SUCCESS!!!! She went right to bed and never got out all night long. Even in the morning when she woke up, Olivia didn't budge out of bed until I came in to get her! What a star:)

Big Girl Bed

Wish us luck, tonight we made Olivia's crib into a toddler bed! She was so excited to have her Big Girl Bed, we'll see if she stays in it. I think she'll do well, but I'm sure it'll be an early morning once she figures out that she can get up whenever she wants....ugh! Where did that little tiny baby go?

*DIVA*

In mamma's heels

Princess Olivia

She knows she's cute...and SPOILED!!!!!

Too cool for you

Who's she talking to?

A little to the left please...

Mistah Bill pushing the princess on her throne, while she's talking on the cell phone!

Mistah Bill

"Mistah Bill, Mistah Bill, come here," that is the sound heard 'round our house today. Jeff's friend Bill is down visiting us for the weekend. Olivia was petrified of him for the first hour and hid in my chest crying. We thought it would be a LONG weekend, but eventually she warmed right up. And they were playing catch with the ball, making pooh bear dance, pushing another bear on the fire truck and having a good time. She loves her "Mistah Bill!"

Gotcha!

Ut-Oooooo I think I'm going to get wet....

Hey, that's my pool!

Daddy, what are you doing in my pool?

We're all healthy

We had another doctor's appointment this morning. The baby is still massive and healthy. It was just a quick check-up with a listen to his heart, very strong and steady. He's still sitting in the breach position and if he doesn't flip this week or next, he'll likely stay that way. But it really won't matter since it'll be another C-section anyway:) As long as he's comfy!

Sunglasses family! 

smack me with some sugar! 

I'm going to get you momma! 

Look at that concentration:) 

BIGGGGG Boy Belly!!!!!!!  

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all of our daddies out there. And to all of you who are going to be new fathers soon:) We hope you were all able to have a nice relaxing day with the families who love you! We miss you all, wish we could have thrown a nice big backyard BBQ for everyone...in two years!
As Olivia says, "Hap-bee Potter's Day!"

June Seventeenth

June seventeenth. For those of you who don't know, June seventeenth is the day that my brother died. For those of you that do know, that calendar date still takes your breath away. You wake up and maybe for a minute you forget what day it is, or maybe you know from the start. Regardless, it never skips your mind. Since that day four years ago, you sometimes feel like your standing in a bright red dress and the rest of the world is flowing fastly past you in black and white. You still can't believe your eyes and you don't want to believe your mind, for that reality just can't be true. It's like you were skating along just fine in life and then WHAM, you get broadsided and everything changes. And it changes you as a person too. Yes, everything happens for a reason, but rarely do we understand that reason...I still don't. But I've tried to give up on discovering the reason why such a great young man was taken way too soon. So today, say your silent prayers and smile that tearful smile. Know that he's still with us everyday and that his love is never lost!

Classic Nick 

Crazy as always...ready for a fun night out with friends for his senior prom! 

Best Buds!!!! 

All dressed up pretty 

In the Home Stretch

We finally have made it to the third and FINAL trimester. We are in the home stretch! Now there is just a short time until we meet this little man who's been causing all the excitement in our lives:)

Heat, Heat, Go Away!

Could someone please come and suck this heat and humidity away! Seriously, it's not fun at all. And yes I'm going to whine and complain about it. It's so hot that we are breaking temp records everyday down here. The humidity is so strong that you can't breathe and you sweat thru your clothes just walking into the grocery store....it's NASTY!!!! I love the summer, just not like this!

Poop- YEAH POOP!

Jeff thinks I'm crazy for announcing this to the world....but we finally have POOP! After two and a half months of (kind of) potty training and countless pee pees, she finally pooped in the potty! For many parents out there you'll understand what a momentous event this was:) She was so proud of herself too! YEAH OLIVIA!!!!!!

I'm the baby!

With Aunt Linny- all wrapped up in baby brothers bunting

Mommy and Me

Driving the fire truck at the children's museum

Swimming Buddies

My little fishies in the water

Children's Museum

Today Lindsey, Olivia and I joined Angie, Maddy, and Delaney on a trip to the New Orleans Children's Museum. We had a ton of fun. Despite being little, little Olivia really took it all in. She absolutely loved the pretend grocery store. They each had their own mini shopping cart and got to pick out three items to ring up on mini registers. It was so much fun! We found a little California style surfer cafe for lunch too....mmm mm good. We can't wait to go again:)

Baby Boy Update

Today we met with the specialist again in New Orleans. We had another ultrasound. He is one BIG BOY! Measuring in two weeks larger than he should be!!!!!! He's got a huge head too, just like Olivia did. We got a quick glimpse of his face, and it was big and round (like hers) with huge eyes and lips...again just like the picture that we had of Olivia in utero. We were so excited.

The doctor was full of nothing but good news. He said that the echogenic bowels are just about all cleared up! And that if he hadn't treated us before, then he wouldn't even be able to spot them now. THAT WAS GREAT NEWS! He's pretty sure that the little guy won't need surgery and will do just fine on his own....YIPPY!
Now we will go back to him once more in July for a last and final scan. And then it's up to the little guy to get it all together before he's born...in late August.

We are so happy. Now we can rest easy. We have everything we need to get his room ready too. (Thanks Moms)! Now we just have to get Olivia out of the crib and into her already-set-up big girl room.

Aunt Linny is Here!!!!!

She flew in tonight and is staying for a week:) Little Olivia got to stay up extra late to go meet Miss Lindsey at the airport! She was so excited chanting "linny, airport" over and over. When we got home she had to show her absolutely everything she owned. It was cute...I think she has a new best friend:)

Glowing Girl

A little ray of sunshine!

NannaNannaBooBoo

I have a new bathing suit:)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday DAD!!!!! We love you so much poppie and wish we could be with you on your birthday.

Cookie Monster

I finally discovered how to make a GREAT cookie. One that's soft, yet firm around the edges...and big like in a bakery. All my life I've been eating cookies and attempting to bake them, and it's always hit or miss. Most of the time they flatten out like soup on a tray, but oh no longer. The cookie queen has arrived:) If you're lucky I might share the recipe, or I might just keep it all to myself so I can be the envy of women everywhere...hahaha.