Fall Festivities and Halloween!

WOW! October has been a very busy month for Olivia and I. We started October off by painting pumpkins. Olivia loved painting her pumpkins. Olivia is very artsy and craftsy when we let her. After Olivia painted her pumpkins her Poppy came home with a huge pumpkin from Alabama, but it never got painted.

Mid-October our church had its fall party and hayride. We gathered all the friends and family up and spent a cool Saturday evening socializing and having fun together. After we all ate and enjoyed each other we loaded the kids up for the hay ride and boy was they excited. On the hay ride we discussed halloween costumes and sang songs.

After the hay ride Olivia came down with her first ever ear infection and boy was it a rough one. Along with the ear infection she had a sinus infection. During this time, we found out that she can not take Augmiten or Amoxocillion. Those medicines do not agree with her well and needless to say made potty training very hard at first but in the end we got great news. Olivia is official potty trained in all areas, but those accidents are still expected. I am so excited to get that done now.

So the trick-or-treating started Friday, October 29 in Starkville at the Pumpkin Palooza. Olivia and her cousin Adilyn had so much fun going business to business trick-or-treating. The girls also got to watch the MSU cheerleaders perform for all the people that came. Olivia was a "princess" this year and Adilyn was a "go-go" girl. Adilyn's mom and I have so much fun preparing the girls to go trick-or-treat.

Saturday, October 30, Olivia and I attended Weir Attendance Center's fall festival. She won her first cake in the cake walk and she was so excited. After the festival we trick-or-treated a few houses and came home to hand out candy. I always enjoy seeing all the different costumes each year. This has been a busy month for us. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we have. Good night!

Worlds Greatest Job: Motherhood!

On July 17, 2007, Olivia Saige was born! I was absolutely out of this worlds with happiness the first time I heard her cry, and 3 years later being able to hear her cry makes me the happiest. Olivia came into this world  13 days early and weighing nine pounds and three ounces. Olivia was 20 1/2 inches long. The hospital stay was a short 32 hours or less. Olivia was doing so good and scoring so high on all her test.

Needless to say, I had a great delivery but stayed sich the entire time I was pregnant. Not only did I have the all day sickness, Olivia had ran out of room to grow so therefore, she was pushing on my organs. Olivia had pushed my gallbladder up and tissue began growing over it, and eights weeks after delivery I was wheeled into surgery to remove my gallbladder.

Olivia was growing so fast and catching on to things fast as well. Olivia was a big eater and tried to do everything on her own. July 17, 2008, Olivia turned one years old. The year 2008 was a rough year for me, and I thank God everyday Olivia is to young to remember anything. May 2008, Olivia's father walked out on us and hadn't seen him since.

Olivia and I made it through 2008 just fine. Before we knew it, 2009 snuck up on us and Olivia was turning two years old. August 2009, we decided Olivia needed to be put in day care so she can interact with more kids and give her NeNe a break. Olivia loved school and was way ahead of her class mates, but was still learning more things everyday. She is such a blessing to have and always makes me smile no matter how mad she makes me. My mom always told me when Olivia was just a few months old that I was going to have my hands full, and boy was she right. Olivia is my little drama queen.

 

Now, I have the smartest, wittiest, and the sweetest drama queen you will ever meet. Olivia turned three years old on July 17, 2010. She is now in K-3 and teaching me new things everyday. Olivia is definitely a little diva! Olivia is always singing and dancing whenever she hears music. On days that I feel that I am at my lowest, Olivia brings me back to my highest level and makes me smile and laugh. I could not imagine my life without her in it. Olivia has given me the best job and title in the world. I think being a mother is the best gift anyone can have. There are hard times in parenting but I always look to our awesome God we serve and ask for guidance. Mommy loves you Olivia Saige.

October, Breat Cancer Awareness Month! My Heros!

As you all probably know the month of October is breast cancer awareness month. October means a lot to me since my grandmother lost her battle to breast cancer February 15, 1993. However, that brings you one of my two heroes.  When diagnosed with breast cancer the doctors gave her four to five years to love. My grandmother, also known as, Granny Guffey fought against this horrible disease for two long years, and then she was called to heaven.

My Granny, Linda Lou, left this world leaving behind two daughters and one son, and two young granddaughters who loved her dearly. My granny was a strong woman who lived a tough life. She raised three children who were not even a year apart in age by herself. Granny struggled like any normal person did back in her younger days, but she made sure her children were taken care of. She never let the fact of her being a single mother of three get her down, it made her try even harder. I only wish to be as strong as she was. She is my #1 hero and I miss her dearly. 

Now on to my other hero, Maximillion Forrest, who is my brother and an American Army Soldier. I met Max in August of 2007, after being separated for many 20 long years. In September 2007, Max decided to make a huge step in life and joined the Army.  I was a very happy sister, but sad that after meeting my brother, a month later I was losing him to the military. Max has made it through his first tour in Afghanistan, and I am so proud of him. After he has served his 4 years, he will not enlist again. Max is my hero for taking the big step and serving our Country.  

I am thankful to have such wonderful people in my life. Not many people realize the importance of someone until they are gone.  I realized once I got older, and well after my grandmother was gone how much she really meant to me. I was only nine years old when she passed away. Now that I am older I see things a lot different and want to be that strong woman like she was. I know she is watching over me and helping me be strong and raise my daughter on my own.

I hope everyone is enjoying their blogs. I know I am, and so interested in what everyone else is posting. I think this is a great way for us to vent in a clean way when we need to, get to know each other, and to share special moments. I am going to try to make this interesting as possible and make them fun. I am hoping to share many pictures with you just as well. I love looking at everybody’s pictures. Have a great week, God Bless.

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone"- Audrey Hepburn