My cup runeth over

As I sit here preparing for Olivia's 5th birthday I can't help but feel blessed. I am still in love with my husband, although at times I would like to smack him.LOL!!! I have 4 great kids that each brings something special to the family. Ahhh MY KIDS!!!!

Now about my Liv Grace. She was born fighting and stubborn, Born at 29 weeks the little stinker would move her self sideways in her isolette in the NICU. I would come in for my daily visit and the nurses would say.."Mom you need to let your little girl know that she is a preemie. She was moving around in her isolette again." The 4 pound pistol stayed 3 weeks in the NICU and came home only on an apnea monitor that might I add only went off once. Unlike Amelia this little girl was ready to join us and she has been running the show ever since. I know that God brought her into our lives because he had already chosen our family for Amelia. He knew we would need that little comic to keep us laughing.

I used to write alot of the things she would say down in a journal but then life got hectic and I stopped. She can make a face and have you rolling on the floor with tears in your eyes. She knows just when to let a joke out and just when to hug you. Just today she asked if we lived on a ranch or a farm!?! I told her neither just in a house with a yard. Her response... Ah man if we aren't ranchers than I can't name my horse Flicka!! I never knew there were rules and guidelines to naming livestock! According to Queen Olivia there is!! Despite the constant arguing over who is right such as, she thought her name should be spelt Oliiva. Makes sense you should keep the letters that are the same next to each other. After tiring of arguing with her I said enough I chose it to be spelled this way and you will spell it that way. She then proceeded to inform me that she was not going back to school, she was right she knows how to spell her name but no one will listen to her ever so she is staying home! Ahhh this is my Livy strong minded, kind hearted and an absolute gift from God.

Happy Birthday 5 year old!!