Princess Baby Shower!!

My MIL threw us a BEAUTIFUL baby shower for Olivia Adele...

Me & Jer

Butter cream Booties, Tiaras, and Rattles

Table where we opened our gifts!

The centerpieces looked like pink cupcakes! Mmm! :)

OMG!! Olivia is SPOILED!! Everyone was SO generous!! =)

2 Months!!

Happy 2 months Princess Olivia!!

Olivia was doing AWESOME with out her feeding tube but unfortunately had to have it put back in! :( Keep her in your prayers!! We want her home!!!

No more Nasal Cannula!!

Olivia is now OXYGEN FREE!!!!!! She is breathing completely on her own as of 10:30 am yesterday!! Woooooo-HOoooo!! :)

OMG!! Look at that FACE!! =)

ALSO...

We found a GLIDER & OTTOMAN!!! After looking for months & Months & MONTHS!!!!!!!

We ordered it yesterday from Babies R Us (It is not on the website)

{Klaussner Virginia Swivel Glider }

::Ottoman not pictured::

-We got it in Oatmeal Twill with White piping-

James Camden Sikes

I have been following this blog: http://jamescamdensikes.blogspot.com/

For those of you who haven't, 7.5 month old James Camden Sikes was diagnosed with a brain tumor and recently passed away. My heart BREAKS for this family!! Such an adorable little boy, and while I do not know the family personally, I'm sure he brought them so much joy, as does every child. Reading the parents recent post has brought me to tears every single time! I don't know what it is like to lose a child, but I know what it is like to ALMOST lose a child.

I am SO grateful to have been blessed with our perfect princess Olivia. Even though she arrived 3.5 months early, she amazes us everyday with everything she is accomplishing week by week, day by day! Never take life forgranted!! It is SO easy to do sometimes...

Olivia's Bedding!!!

I am SO excited!!! We ordered Olivia's bedding tonight! It is almost EXACTLY what I had wanted and am SO happy to have found it!! PERFECT for Princess Olivia!!!

Bananafish Lily Bedding Collection

We got the bumpers, fitted sheet and blanket. (I'm still looking for the perfect skirt!) The blanket has the polka dots on one side and the pink damask on the other side!! Perfect for the glider until she can use it!!

Early

Have you ever told a story about yourself or life and sometimes the story sounds so unreal that you almost feel like you aren't talking about yourself or your own life??

Everytime I talk about Olivia being Premature that's how I feel. It just feels so UNREAL that I already had her. This week I would have been 33 weeks pregnant. Instead I have a 7 week old 3lbs 8oz premature infant living in a incubator in the NICU. It's just SO crazy to me!! I can't believe she came EARLY at 26 weeks!!!

We have wipe off boards in our offices and when I came back to work my boss put this up in my office:

I haven't taken it down bc I love that I am a "mama" but still don't feel like one since Olivia isn't home yet. It is a nice reminder. I work for a staffing service where I am a staffing consultant. Everyday I conduct interviews and meet new people. Whenever they see the sign up in my office the conversation always comes up. I then have to tell them that Olivia was born 3.5 months early, that when she was born she was 1lb 7oz, etc. Today as I was telling the story I stopped myself in the middle. I have told the story so many times that it has stopped feeling real, it feels like I am telling a story about someone else. I know, weird...

As unreal as it feels, it also feels R E A L. When I go and visit little Olivia my heart races with excitement, my face lights up and I smile from ear to ear. I just love that little girl SO much!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a GREAT weekend!!

We got to spend time with Olivia!

Enjoy the boat!

Spend time with family!

Spend time with friends!

&& Shop :)