Olivia's 2nd Birthday

Well, we ended Olivia's birthday watching Frozen again. I can't tell you how many times we watch that movie. We've also tried to limit the amount of Frozen items that come home with us, but Olivia really loves Anna and Olaf. It's hard to say no sometimes. I hope Olivia enjoyed her birthday. We started the day off playing with balloons. We thought it would be fun to cover our bedroom floor with them and surprise her when she woke up. I saw her peak over the edge of her bed and smile. She got down and started throwing them around and jumping up and down. Eventually she asked me to get down with her and play. After that my plan was to make her some birthday waffles with sprinkles, however, when I added the sprinkles it just turned the batter purple. They still tasted delicious though.

We tried to lay down around 11 for a nap, but someone did not want to sleep. We had already discussed with her that we were going to Target, so of course that's all she wanted to talk about. We picked up a toddler bed there for her and were able to use a $10 off coupon. I spent Friday trying to put it together. Big mistake that was because I ended up putting the headboard on backwards. Dannie helped me turn it around when he got home since I had spent most of my day working on it. We need to make an Ikea trip so we can get a few more things to finish her room. She got a Rapunzel doll from her friend, Brooklyn. She hasn't put her down all weekend.

We had a small birthday get together on Sunday with family and friend's. The theme for her party this year was OLAF! It was a hard choice since she's crazy about so many Disney characters at the moment. I made sure not to go overboard with making decorations this year. It's a lot easier and stress free to purchase it in a store vs. searching for it all online. She had a blast and got to play with her cousin Korben.

We took a picture of Olivia in the same spot as last year and it's crazy how different she looks. Last year she was still on high dose steroids, so she was puffy. She looks so grown up in this years picture. We plan on taking a picture of her each year on her birthday so we can compare them. It'll be nice to be able to give her all of them when she's older.

Our Life Lately

Well, I'm BACK! I've been wanting to post for awhile, but I just can't seem to find the time. If your wondering what we have been up to lately, we have just been living life. I started more of a routine around the first of the year with getting up early and working out. It really works well and I feel much more accomplished midway through my day. I have so much energy! If you haven't tried starting your day before the sun comes up you should. I HAVE missed a few days though, I can't say I've made every day count. This is usually how it goes though when I do get up early.

6:30 am - Get up, brush my teeth, and put on shorts and tank top. Workout for 30 minutes.

7:00 am- Get Dannie's work clothes ironed and his lunch made.

7:30 am- Take out Olivia's injection so it can get to room temperature and start some coffee.

7:45 am- Make sure Dannie is awake and start breakfast for us all.

8:00 am- Wake up Olivia. This usually takes a few minutes because she's not a morning person.

8:30 am- We give Olivia her oral meds and injection after she finishes eating.

9:00 am- Dannie leaves for work (sometimes sooner) and I usually put some cartoons on for Olivia so I can wash the dishes and straighten up the rest of the house.

10:00 am - 11:00 am- Play with Olivia or sometimes give her a bath. Most days the house is clean by 10:30.

11:30 am- Lay Olivia down for a nap. (I try at least..she's been fighting all naps lately)

I don't ever plan our afternoons unless we are running errands or have something else to do. Once we eat breakfast and she gets her first nap in we pretty much do whatever. It would be nice if I could get into the habit of having dinner ready before Dannie gets home, but let's just be honest..that may never happen. If your curious about the workout I've been doing, it is T25 Focus. It's great because it's only 25 minutes!! I've also been walking/running on the treadmill some evenings. I've lost a few inches here and there, but last week I had a little set back with a kidney stone and some stomach issues. Hoping to get back into it on Monday. I'll be starting week 4.

Olivia turns TWO this week! I can't believe we will have a two year old running around. It makes me sad and scared. She talks SO MUCH and is just blowing us away with the things she's learned. We are really struggling with nap time lately. I knew that one day she would go down to one nap a day. I guess I was just hoping it wouldn't be for awhile. She usually always gets a first nap as long as we're home, but she will fight the second nap. I'll miss her second nap because that's when I would nap with her.

We are planning a pretty small get together for her birthday. Same people as last year :) I started out wanting it to be Curious George themed, but when I thought about it and how hard it was going to be to find everything, I changed my mind. So, Olaf it is! I was able to pick up some stuff up at Target, but a lot of it was 50% off at The Party Store. We had talked about renting a pavilion at the park thats close to us, but the weather has been crazy here lately. It's 90 degrees one day and 40 the next. I am pretty excited about making her some birthday waffles and putting some balloons in her room when she wakes up on her birthday.

Other than preparing for Olivia's birthday, I turned t-h-i-r-t-y on the 8th. Can't say I was happy about it. However, I was happy about getting my hair done and covering up all the gray. Ek! On my birthday I was surprised by Dannie, Marcella, and Will with a night at Painting with a Twist. My mom also took us to lunch and watched Olivia while we painted. We had lots of fun! I've been wanting to do it for awhile, but we just never planned it. Wine, painting, and friends equals a good time.

Can't wait to show you pictures from Olivia's birthday! :)

Weekly recap

The past few days have flown by for me since we have been pretty busy. I like staying busy, so it doesn't phase me at all. We've actually done so much within the last week that I can't remember what we did on what day. I'll blame the mom brain.

Last week Livi dealt with a flare. I think we took her to the doctor on Tuesday and she was able to get IV steroids. She was feeling better by the time we got home and her rash was gone. Luckily, we didn't have to raise any of her home meds. We are currently waiting for the results of her c-diff test though. It would be awesome if she didn't have to be put back on antibiotics and results are negative. But, we have noticed a few of her previous symptoms that she had before with it.

Olivia and I made a trip to Target last week. I could seriously live there. I'm not sure what it is about that place that is so calming, but it's just a lovely place. I really TRY not to purchase anything either but we all know that's not possible.


We had an ice cream date Friday night. There is a Twistee Treat in town and we LOVE it! Olivia was napping when we got there, but we decided to wake her so we could share our ice cream. I got a banana split and Dannie got his usual, a mint chocolate chip milkshake.

The weather has been a tiny bit cooler in the evenin making bearable to do stuff outside. So, we were able to sit in the back of Dannie's truck and enjoy our ice cream. Olivia enjoyed it and that's all that matters!

Saturday we had a lazy day at home. I cleaned the house up a bit and we played with Livi. We were even able to get a bit of outside play time in. Woo hoo! I painted Olivia's nails and she loved that. If only she would hold still for me to get a picture of them though. She is so fun at this age!

Sunday was grandparents day. We met my parents at Lake Sumter Landing for dinner and to walk around. Dinner was delicious. Our eyes ended up being bigger than our stomachs though. Olivia played in some bubbles and ran around on the docks. The weather was once again awesome and there was a beautiful sunset!

Monday, Olivia had an eye appointment. We rushed out of the house because we needed to run a quick errand before and didn't eat, so we were starving. She hates seeing the eye doctor. She always cries and I have no clue how he sees anything, but he says he does. No inflammation in her eyes. Lunch afterwards which made us sleepy. So, it was nap time once we did got home. Tuesday, we went to visit my mom. Olivia always has fun over there and is exhausted once she gets home.

Last night we decided to load up and take Livi to Barnes and Noble. She yelled "Books and wow" the whole time. She enjoyed the train table and always loves the stuffed animals. There were a few books she was interested in, but she mainly enjoys being able to run around. This morning we were out of the house by 10 and went to the park for a bit. I was able to walk the whole park. I want to try and do that a few days out of the week. Again, nice weather and gorgeous flowers. Olivia spent her time in the stroller watching butterflies and birds. We stopped by Old Navy afterwards and then came home.

Grandparents Day 2015

Wearing her Curious George

Barnes and Noble fun

Yoga fun :)

A morning at the park

Outside fun :)