Favorite Moment of Being a Mother

For any of you that our new to the blog, here is a fun post! :)
I came across this post in my drafts, it was a guest post I wrote for Natasha last July! I wanted to include it here on my blog, so while it is OLD, I still love it! (look how little and squishy my baby was!!) 

*Written July 2012*

I am the mama to Olivia Adele who I am head over heels OBSESSED with! She just turned 14 months old and is the main topic of my blog!

 Olivia was born 3.5 months premature on May 23rd. After spending 80 days in the NICU we welcomed her home on August 11th.

In the past year I have had SO many wonderful moments with Olivia. I would have to say I have 2 moments that will forever make my heart happy:  the first time I got to hold her and the day we brought her home. 

As a mom, you wait for that moment that the doctor calls out the babys gender and places that sweet pink baby on your chest, you look at your partner and cry...at least that's how I pictured it in my head. In our situation they did call out the babys gender and I did cry but instead of placing her on my chest, she was rushed to a team of doctors. The first time I saw Olivia was a picture that Jeremy took on his phone because there was so many people around both of us. So two weeks later when I was told I could hold Olivia, was the moment I felt that took a lifetime...

My heart SO full! :)

Then the day we brought Olivia home felt like a dream. The day was perfect. I'll never forgot the feeling of walking out those double doors as a family of three. It was the moment Jeremy & I dreamed of and SO much more!

 Even Olivia was smiling! :)

I know as mamas, we try to treasure every second and moment, but these moments will always stand out in my life! 

Now that Olivia is TWO (still feels WEIRD saying that!) I would still say these moments stand out! I would now add to the list the first time Olivia said "mama," and the first time she said "I love you" back. There have been SO many beautiful and precious moments that I will FOREVER cherish!