One Year Ago Today.......

And...who would have thought Olivia was about to become a big sis!

Some Pictures from the Big Day...will write more later...so tired!! To See these pictures larger - click on the collage.

Guess Who is Turning 1 Today!!!!!
This is the first of many posts for today...this will get old!

First call to 911.....
No joke...tonight was the first and hopefully last time that we will EVER have to call 911 for one of our children. Tonight Olivia and I met my mom and friends Karen and Vickie for dinner at one of our favorite places - Great Lakes. (Jose was working in GRANT.) The night was fun and the conversation was great and Olivia was being her charming little self - smiling and waving to strangers and eating her goldfish crackers. It happened SO fast - but all the sudden she began choking on a goldfish and her face turned white and her eyes were so red. I quickly got up - and mind you - I am doing nothing quickly at the moment. I grabbed her and swept my finger to her throat to clear out the crackers...she was still gagging and gasping for air so I flung her upside down and began banging on her back and then she began to cry and throw-up. Okay - all should be fine right? Well she began throwing up blood...oh my gosh I was in shock. It was all over her highchair, her bib and her sweater....(in the meantime my mom called 911.) Olivia was screaming and by now we had several people helping us...and I honestly thought that I could have passed out. After a few minutes no further sign of blood and Olivia was still screaming and I thought if anything could put me in labor this could. Olivia began to settle down and was so cuddly with me....we were able to sit back down and wait for the EMT's. They came a minute later and looked her over and lungs were clear and they thought that either she bit down on her tongue while she was choking or I scraped her mouth with my finger nail when I got the crackers out of her mouth...but she checked out okay. By this time she was smiling again - in fact when the EMT said open up and say ahhhh....she did just that...she below. She bounced back much faster than her mommy will. I feel sick about it and in fact my mom had to come home with me for a bit and help me get Olivia off to bed...I needed the mental help more than anything. But she seems okay - went to bed well. And of course after all that someone got ice cream. It's amazing how fast things can happen - even when you have a close eye on them. I'm trying to figure out if I can crawl in her crib and sleep with her tonight......just kidding...but don't think the thought has not crossed my mind.

Olivia playing the yard! Also as you can tell from one of the pictures above in the collage she is standing all by herself now! She is not making any attempts to walk but she loves to stand! I had a Doctor appointment on Tuesday and the big news is that I am dilated to a one!!! YEAH - progress! I have been having some contractions and they thought they should check things out to see if there is any action - so - there is - just a bit - but progress it is! Since I went early with Olivia - they are thinking that I could go early again - if I can hang on for two more weeks that would be ideal! But hey - I could go two weeks late too! Anyway - hope you are having a good Thursday.

Good Luck Grandpa, dad, father-in-law...Skip. My dad left on Saturday to move to California and personally I am not happy about the move, I think the farthest we have lived apart has been maybe 150 miles..maybe! But I hope that this journey leads him right back to GR to be close to his kids and grandchildren. The above pictures are from some good times..good memories....starting at the top left and working accross....
1. Birthday
2. Another Birthday
3. Jessica as a baby
4. Crusin' with Jose
5. Christmas Eve dinner in Barbados
6. Miami
7. My wedding
8. Must be another birthday
9. Thanksgiving 0 always a big deal
10. On a cruise in some island..can't tell you where
11. My 28th birthday at San Chez
12. Eric's college graduation
13. Another wedding pic
14. Olivia and grandpa on TV (don't know why the head is chopped off.)
15 & 16. repeats of 1 and 2.

Lazy Monday....Olivia and mommy stayed in their pj's today until about 3pm. I had a meeting to get to and I am sure that my colleagues would not have been impressed with the PJ's. We played and played and played and while I was hoping Olivia would take a good long nap this afternoon - she did not and wanted to continue to play and play and play! Sometimes I swear I am more tired than she is. Hope you had a lazy Monday too!

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Olivia is getting to the age where she is everywhere...won't sit still...won't cuddle....kind of makes me sad. But, from what I hear this is a phase and she will be a cuddler once again! I can't wait! It makes me even more excited to have a newborn in the house again! Only about 1 more month and I can't wait!