Playing Dress Up

Olivia and I were playing dress up last night. She looked two cute but didn't leave it on for long. I knew she wouldn't that's why I had the camera on and ready when we first started! She has started sawing 3 new words this week and they become more clear every day. Her new words are "ought-oh", "hello" and "thankyou"! It's hard to believe that she is almost two, although some of the things she says and does I almost think she is older at times. She is very smart for her age, which could become dangerous for us as she gets older. In no time she'll know exactly how to outsmart us!!!!

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22

I just had to add my testimony of the power of prayer in here. As you all know Olivia was diagnosed with OI and when she was born her leg bones where bowed. We have prayed continuously since the day she was born for God to heal her and take care of her. I believe he is doing just that. We got copies of her xrays from her Ortho doctor. The xray taken in March 2007 you can clearly see the bowing of all four of her leg bones. The xray taken in January 2008, not even a full year later, both of her tibias (lower leg) and her left femur (upper leg)are straight. There is still a little curving in the right femur but we will continue to pray and beleive that God is the ultimate healer. He alone straightened her bones. She has not been on any treatments, taken any medications or supplements or had any straightening rods put in. She has strong leg muscles and good strong bones! We thank and Praise God for his healing power!!!!

How to make Grandma cry

Grandma and PaPa stopped by the other night to see Olivia before they went to work in Davis. Olivia has a baby doll that she absolutely loves and carries with her everywhere. She feeds it a bottle, kisses it, pats it, plays with it and puts it to sleep. Well when grandma was here she was sitting in grandma's lap holding her baby and patting her. Grandma sang "rock-a-bye baby" to Olivia and her baby. When she got done Olivia proceeded to sing a song very lightly and gently which sounded much like the song grandma just sang to her own baby!!! It put grandma in tears!! It was just too precious. Those are the moment when you wish you had a video camera.

Ellie's birthday party

We went to Ellie Kate's 4th birthday party this weekend. The theme was Princesses and I'm telling you there were plenty of pretty little princesses running around! Olivia was not the youngest but was almost the smallest. She had a blast running around with all the girls, no matter how much smaller she is than them. She fits in there just fine. She wore her princess crown, ate cake and ice cream, played in the pool and sprinkler and played in the girls room. She wanted to hold Chloe of course and didn't think that anyone else was supposed to hold Chloe without holding her as well. She had a blast and can't wait to do it again I'm sure.

Olivia and Chloe

Olivia has been taken with Chloe from the moment she first saw her. Chloe of course is almost as big as Olivia, but that doesn't bother her. I don't think Olivia knows how small she is in size. She still wants to hold the baby and feed the baby! She had found a toy baby bottle out at Grandma's house and was determined to feed it to Chloe. Tamatha kept telling Olivia "no, Chloe doesn't need that bottle." Olivia would just give her a look like she was crazy and try to feed it to her anyways. She knows that babies take bottles. Well, most babies that is!!! What is she going to do when Chloe outgrows her?

Diaper Scale

I thought I would share this thought I had the other night while changing a dirty diaper. It was one of those nights when the weather was bad and I was thinking about the scales we have for determining how bad a tornado or hurricane is. I determine how bad the diaper I'm changing is by how many wipes I have to use during the cleaning process of the diaper change!!!! And to think I used to make fun of Tamatha when she would talk about diaper contents!!!!! I never knew how different your thought process could be until I had my own child!

Olivia and her new glasses

Olivia got her glasses last week. She is doing well with them considering that she isn't even two yet! She looks so cute in them. She will wear them for a little while (she wears them the longest when she's busy), and then want them off! Which is fine, we take them off for a while and try again later. She loves to see herself in the mirror with them on. She just laughs at herself!

PaPa and Grandma

PaPa and Grandma have got to be two of the greatest people! I don't know who is taken up with who more, them with her or her with them. Of course we live close so that is a major plus for all of them. I don't think Grandma or Papa can drive through town without stopping by to see Olivia. They have spoiled her rotten but that's what grandparents are supposed to do. She loves it when they come over, but it's when they are leaving that the fun really begins! They tell her bye-bye and she immeadeatly runs over to them and wants to be picked up. They pick her up and walk over to the do or and when she thinks or sees me coming that way she will start laughing and squealing and kicking her legs (like she is running), trying to get them to hurry up and get out the door. She has to get all the way out to the vehicle, get in and drive for a minute or two before she will ever come back in the house with me!!! She would go with them everytime if we'd let her. They love her very much as she does them as well. We are very thankful for Grandma and Papa and everthing they have done for us. May God bless you both!!! We love you!!