Dinner Date

Tonight we got the rare opportunity to meet up for dinner with our good friends Bob and Shannon and their two little girls, Annabelle and Madelyn. I guess it was a kind of preparation for Michael to see what life with two little girls will be like!

Somehow I convinced Olivia to stay in her seat until she was done eating, but once I let her up, this is what the rest of the meal looked like. She would not leave that poor baby alone! But Madelyn was a great sport about it!
Olivia cheesin' for the camera.
Olivia and Annabelle

We had fun seeing you guys! I wish we lived close enough we could do it more often!

Boo Boo

We had a little scare this afternoon that resulted in an unplanned trip to the doctor's office. My "graceful" daughter tripped over her rocking horse in her bedroom and fell face first into her dresser. Michael happened to be home about to start doing some yard work, or I would probably be in the hospital with a heart attack right now! I have never seen so much blood in my life. By the time we got to the doctor's office I wasn't even sure if we had left any teeth behind. Fortunately, the cut on the outside of her mouth wasn't deep enough to need stitches, just these little glue strips to hold the cut together. When we left, Michael said to me he's pretty sure she's going to have a scar but thought the doctor was a little scared to tell the crazy pregnant lady. The inside of her mouth was pretty bad though. He had to cut, yes cut, without numbing, some loose skin away. But he said with it being inside her mouth, it would probably heal quicker without stitches. And we're on a 10 day run of amoxicillin, what an eventful afternoon!

Its A Girl!

This has been such a busy week, but Tuesday morning Michael, Olivia and I went to the doctor to find out that we are having another baby girl! We were shocked, to say the least--because this pregnancy has been the complete opposite of my first one. But we are thrilled that Olivia will have a little sister to grow up with! I cannot imagine life without my sisters!
Everything looks good with the baby, so that is the most important part! She yawned during the ultrasound, it was so cute! She is measuring about a week big right now, so they may move my due date up a few days (which I would not complain about)!

Happy Birthday TiTi!

Yesterday was Aunt Titi's birthday, so we packed up and went to Spring City for the afternoon! Olivia loves her Aunt Titi very much!

Here is a picture of Olivia celebrating Titi's birthday for the first time, I can't believe how much she's grown up!

It's Official!

Michael and I are having another baby, due October 9! We will find out boy or girl a week from tomorrow. Olivia will not believe there is a possibility it could be a girl, she is convinced it is a "baby buoy!" I have to admit I feel like it might be a boy too because this pregnancy is absolutely opposite from Olivia!

This was the best picture I could get! I've been trying for weeks to get a cute one of her holding an ultrasound. She really is excited, believe it or not!

Dollywood!

Last week Michael took a day off to take Olivia to Dollywood for the day! We were all worn out once it was over, but we had a lot of fun! Olivia loved the County Fair area and there were plenty of rides for her to ride with us and by herself! However, once she rode the Scrambler with Mommy and Daddy, the kiddie rides were way too tame for her! She wanted the one that went fast! She did tell me her tummy felt funny after riding the teacup ride with Daddy though! Her and her father really had it out though before we left--he thought her hair should be in a ponytail so she would stay cool and she INSISTED that it should be in a bow. This was the best compromise I could come up with!

Getting ready to "go high on Dumbo" with Mommy.
Michael and I were shocked that she was tall enough to ride the River Rampage ride, and after a day in the sun, getting wet to cool off sounded good to us. Bad idea! Olivia liked it until the first splash hit her. The water was ICE water! And being the lightest person on the boat she got soaked. There were times I couldn't even see her because water had completely engulfed her. She was screaming, "Mommy, I want to go bye-bye!" through the second half of the ride. This is the after picture when she was shaking with cold and a little anger I think.
And this was before we were out of the parking lot of Dollywood, we were all worn out!

"The Pose"

Upon first glance of these pictures, you might not notice anything noteworthy. However, if you look closely, you will see a tiny arm and hand that is connected to my daughter locking her friends in a death grip! Every time we have ever taken pictures of Olivia and Emma Grace together, this has been the "go to pose." I could probably find ten pictures like this and I'm sure Tammy has even more of them. Then, when I was looking through the pics, trying to decide which ones to use to prove my point I noticed that Lexy isn't safe either!

You might notice that Olivia looks perfectly content in each of these pictures, but there is a small element of fear on poor little Emma Grace and Lexy's faces! Olivia loves them both so much and we are blessed to have them (and their patience) in our lives!

The girls showing they can still be friends even while cheering for opposite teams.
After a long day at the pumpkin patch, Emma Grace doesn't even have the strength to fight back!
Getting ready to go "on stage."
Olivia and Lexy had just exchanged Christmas gifts here. I think its clear Olivia LOVED her new baby!