Prayers Please!!

Please send some prayers Samantha's way, she will be following in her 2 big sisters footsteps and will be getting her adenoids removed on Friday, thankfully her tonsils are tiny so they are staying in. Samantha will also be getting tubes in her ears, she has had quite a few ear infections this past year. My first kid to get tubes and the first one to get only adenoids out. From what I understand this recovery will be much easier than when the tonsils come out, but since she was a preemie the Dr. wants her to have an overnight stay, so Samantha and Mom are going to have an overnight at the hospital.





Please pray for a quick easy recovery. And no surprises during the surgery.



Thanks for peeking in!!

First Day Of Preschool!!! Olivia

It's hard for me to believe but Olivia had her very first day of preschool. She was sure excited to be a BIG kid now and off to school.


She has her very own cubbie, for her backpack and when it gets cold her coat.


She gets to sign herself in.

And then she got sad, Mom had to go and Olivia was going to stay. She cried for over 30 minutes...:( that first day.

And 2 weeks into the school year Olivia is talking nonstop about how much fun she is having. For 2 days I have been hearing about the musical instruments they played. What enthusiasm, I can only credit it to a great preschool program and great teachers!!!

We are so very happy to be going to a wonderful Faith Based Preschool, Little Hands Of Faith!!!

Happy Birthday Olivia!!!

Happy Birthday to my Big 4 year old Olivia!! At 4 Olivia has a mind of her own, she is not afraid to share her opinion. Olivia LOVES to help in the kitchen, her favorite food to make is pancakes. Olivia has these big brown eyes that melt my heart in a second. She is so funny and so detailed oriented, she notices the smallest change. Olivia enjoys anything with chocolate and really loves to try to keep up with big sister Alexis. Olivia had her first day at preschool this week, she is also in Dance.

Mommy loves you so much my BIG 4 year old!!!!

Dear Maddie

Dear Maddie,

Two years ago today, I hid behind a curtain begging God not to take my baby, I watched as so many Doctors and Nurses took such good care of you trying to find a way to keep you here on earth, trying to save you. My prayer began changing as the morning went on, I began asking God to please, if you would not be able to come home with us, to please bring you home to Heaven quickly, I did not want you to suffer. It would be my last way to parent your physical body to let you go quickly, and yes God answered my prayers he brought you home to Heaven quickly and you passed away so peacefully in my arms.

Today, 2 years later, my arms still ache to hold you, I glance at your picture at least 100 times a day. And in so many of my daily conversations I am able to say your name and talk about you. I wonder, what you would be like at 2, if you would be silly like Bridgette, Sweet like Samantha or a thinker like Teddy, or maybe you would be snuggly like Olivia or crazy like Alexis. Would you be short like Samantha or maybe a little taller like Bridgette??

So much has happened these past 2 years, I continue to share the story of your life with so many people. And me sharing you has allowed so many people to open up and to share thier Angel Baby stories, thier beautiful children that also left us too soon. I know I am being guided by God to share your story.

I know you were a gift from God, and he gave me the wonderful gift to enjoy you for 9 days before bringing you home to Heaven. I know September 14, 2008 was your day to have all the glory and be with our creator, and he gave me the gift of you and I will ALWAYS be thankful for being chosen to be your Mom. I sing praises to God every single day for the gift of all 6 of my children, and the fact that he sent Samantha, Bridgette and Teddy home so healthy after being born so small tells me that it was always his plan to bring you home to him, and to me the gift was given of 9 days, thank-you dear God.

Love always,

Mom