O.C.D

This morning as Livi and I were relaxing in her room I found myself emerged in the internet obsession called ”Instant Messaging”.
Olivia was right next to me on the floor entertaining herself and I was typing back and forth like a mad woman to both of my sisters in Albania at the same time. Next to the rocking chair where I was sitting, she has two of her favorite things which she loves to play with: her TV and her shoe container.
I have to say, my daughter is the best baby EVER when it comes to keeping herself busy. Today was another great example of that. I could see with the corner of my eye that she was doing a repetitive motion but not exactly what so I stopped…….look down and I see my little O.C. baby dusting away her TV and the shoe container as fast as she could. I could’ve just died laughing. She would dust in a circle pattern with her tiny washcloth and then stop …. smell the washcloth and then start again from the beginning… It was the most adorable thing ever. I tried to take a picture but couldn’t get a good one so I’ll try to record it for you all next time so you can see it with your own eyes that our 14month old baby is already obsessed with cleaning : ))

Carnival.

Today after work, Peter suggested we go to the carnival by our house since we had such beautiful weather. It was so much fun just being able to have family time and enjoy getting a couple of “prizes” for daddy and Livi ….LOL…
On our way out we had just $ 2 left and decided to do a dart game hoping to win another prize. Well Peter, very confident had me do it since “he believed” in my ability to aim. Picture me nervous holding the dart in my hand and Livi in the background screaming “GO DADDA GO, DADDADDADDA…as you can image I LOST …such a bummer that was. I felt bad but it’s a game and we had fun which counts as a prize too ; ) .
Isn’t family time just great especially when you make those little moments really count? I love my family.

Getting easier...

This week's nephrology appt. went very well as well. Olivia was still at around 20 lb and 28 inch but that’s awesome considering everything during her first year. Our weekly appointments now are spaced out to monthly ones which is great news and also shows how much better Livi is doing that doesn’t need the weekly check-ups : ) . She is still drinking during the day out of the sippy cup and we just got the okay from her doc. to try to cut down her nightly tube feeding and added to the day as long as Livi handles it.
During our days off our times with her are so much more productive since we don’t have to carry the pump around. On my days off Livi & I go grocery shopping, to the mall (of course shopping for my little fashionista) or visit friends & family. On daddy & Livi’s days they go to MC Sports/ Gander Mountain or at Barnes N’ Nobles…soooo much fun WE LOVE IT.

Happy Easter: " HE IS RISEN JUST LIKE HE SAID"

It felt great today to go to church with Olivia and really feel impacted from the great service that our church had... It had been a while since we went to our church due to Olivia's health condition.
After church we enjoyed lunch at mom & dad H. and it was awesome to see Livi just have a blast and scoot everywhere in the house with no “child-proof” gates like at home :). This is Livi’s second Easter and she is doing better than ever because of GOD’s GRACE…
“THANK YOU JESUS FOR WASHING OUR SINS AWAY WITH YOUR BLOOD”