A little late...

(Olivia showing us her crab, dripping with butter.)


Since I love to look back on what my kids have done/said, I have to write down a little bit more about Olivia's 5th Birthday.

We usually do a Birthday dinner, Birthday kid's choice. We asked Olivia a few weeks in advance where she would like to go. I thought for sure Chuck E. Cheese, or some equally obnoxious restaurant but she quickly replied "RED LOBSTER!" She wanted crab and lobster. She never wavered in those few weeks leading to her Birthday so on Nov. 11th we hopped in the car and went to Red Lobster. She ordered the kids snow crab and ate every last bite. She also ate half of Kit's lobster and ended it with an ice cream sundae. She was in Heaven and I thought it was so funny that my little 5 year old has such a sophisticated palate.

(She is nothing like me by the way, I hate sea food, but her Daddy LOVES it.)

Hope you have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving.

This is a special one for me. I have a wonderful family and a healthy pregnancy so far. We have finally gotten a hold of our financial situation and feel like this is our fresh start.

I will link you to an amazing miracle of a song in our lives. We adore this song. (tomorrow)

Loves,

Here I am at (almost) 16 weeks. Yeah, I look pregnant!!




Also, Kit and I cheated and got an early ultrasound.

And.......

Boy or Girl?

We find out December 11th!

Stay tuned.

The pictures say it all, I present Olivia's luncheon and tea party!

Happy Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday my sweet Olivia. I cannot believe you are FIVE!



Happy ____ Birthday Mom!

I love you both, very much.

Tonight I had a nice visit with my parents and with my Grandparents. I realized three things tonight in the time we spent together.

1. Being Pregnant is always a miracle from God. Despite the severe morning sickness and depression, I need to step back and be grateful.

2. Whether this child is a boy or girl, the ultimate importance is for the baby to be healthy. How trivial it is to hope for a boy so he can play football, or for a girl to dress her up in bows. These are fun exciting things to hope for but talking with my Grandma about her daughter (my aunt) that recently passed away.... my Grandma simply said, you don't realize what you have got until its gone. So I basically got a strong feeling that as I continue through this pregnancy with a calm heart, a glad heart and gentle spirit. I must know this is a pure miracle inside of me, a little soul who met my Aunt in heaven and met my grandpa in heaven as well.

So as it is fun to hope for a boy or a girl (and we all do!) I realized today with the conversation with my Grandma that life is too short and too sweet then to want anything more than a pink healthy baby.