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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
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:)
Monday, June 27, 2005
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?
Sunday, June 26, 2005
A little to the left please...
Mistah Bill pushing the princess on her throne, while she's talking on the cell phone!
Friday, June 24, 2005
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!"
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!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Sunday, June 19, 2005
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!"
As Olivia says, "Hap-bee Potter's Day!"
Friday, June 17, 2005
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!
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