Category: Olivia
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Gender Reveal Party: Activities
*This post is part 2 of my Gender Reveal Party Series. To read about our decorations and theme, click here! To keep our guests entertained and mingling, our reveal party featured 5 different activities. Here are 4 tips for creating a memorable gender reveal party: 1. Encourage guests to cast their vote by wearing PINK…
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Gender Reveal Party: Decorations
Almost exactly at this time last year, our sweet family was celebrating a healthy report from my Week 19 ultrasound. James and I found out the gender of our growing babe on September 20th and shared the big news with close friends and family the following day at a big gender reveal party. I promised…
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Thoughts on Motherhood
While we were in Washington DC, my sister-in-law shared some words of wisdom from her mother. I’m going to remember these words: “The troubles are little when they’re little.” Such a simple little statement packed with a powerful punch. Now, neither she or I are trying to downplay some of the very critical issues that…
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Thanking Our NICU Nurses
This saying is SO true. Having to leave Olivia in the hospital was one of the absolute hardest things I’ve ever had to do. It is so incredibly humbling to be put into a situation where strangers know more about your baby’s needs than you do. A team of dedicated nurses became intimately familiar with…
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Tips for Traveling with a 7 Month Old Baby
We survived our first BIG travel adventure with Olivia… and I learned a few things in the process about traveling with a baby! Things I will be remembering for our next trip: 1. Make sure you have a copy of baby’s birth certificate handy for the flight! We knew that children under 2 could fly…
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Pumping Breast Milk for a Preemie
As I mentioned HERE, pumping for your baby can be extremely challenging, tiring, overwhelming, and incredibly rewarding. While I absolutely HATED the actual process of expressing breast milk, I loved that I was able to give Olivia a nutritious blend of my protective immune cells and all the necessary ingredients to GROW. I have very…
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You Are My Sunshine Party Theme
When Olivia was discharged from the hospital, we followed the nurses orders to stay away from public places for fear of RSV. When the flu season ended in late April, we decided to celebrate! I knew that I wanted to do something based on song, You Are My Sunshine, since I sang this tune to…
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Marking 33 Weeks and 4 Days.
I was pregnant for exactly 33 weeks and 4 days. Today, Olivia is 33 weeks and 4 days old. So many mixed emotions running through my mind today… Olivia has been outside as long as she was safely tucked away inside my tummy. It’s crazy how quickly this much time has passed…although I can still…
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Inspirational Words for Mamas with Preemies
For the second time in less than 2 months, a status on my Facebook wall has popped up about a friend (or a friend of a friend) delivering early… like really early. 26 or 28 weeks early. When these updates appear, I actually have a physical reaction. A rush comes over me- knowing what we…
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Happy Birthday, Lexi!
Our sweet puppy, Lexi turned 5 today. This little darling has been a ball of energy and personality from the moment we picked her up. Even on the most rotten of days, she always manages to make me smile. Lexi and Olivia are becoming such great buddies. Here’s an excerpt of one of my letters…