Getting Back on Our Feet

It has been about three weeks since Mike left for Seattle and what a crazy ride it has been! He has Friday morning off so he will be heading over on Thursday morning when he gets off work. We will get about 24 hours with him :-) It may not be much but we will take what we can get!

This last week has especially been full of ups and downs. On Sunday the 12th Grandma Sheila flew into town to watch Olivia while I went on my expedition. The staff where we were were so gracious to not only give me a place to pump but also a place to store my milk so that I did not have to pour it out. The trip was a blast! We did not lose anyone :-) We went hiking, rocking climbing and repelling, and did kayaking this year instead of white water rafting. The staff really wanted me to bring Olivia along but I thought she was a little young.

Snuggles with her kitty!

The hardest part of the whole trip? Well, yes... being away from Olivia for three days was hard. However, it was very difficult when I Skyped with Sheila and Olivia Monday afternoon and almost as soon as Olivia saw me she start to hyperventilate and sob her eyes out :'-( It was so sad to see! I could not take it so I told grandma that we would not be Skyping anymore but asked her to continue to send me pictures and videos. It is so heart breaking to see your child so sad. It broke my heart and just made me want to get home that much faster. Grandma said that she did great the rest of their time together. Thank you Sheila for coming over and keeping little Miss Olivia company! 

Olivia did not want to say goodbye

It was sad when we had to take grandma to the airport that Thursday. After the airport, we were on our way to meet up a friend to go out to her wedding venue when Olivia threw up all over her car seat! The poor thing :-( She had milk and a Go-Gurt that morning. I pulled over and cleaned her up the best that I could before heading straight home to get her cleaned up. She had a temp of 101 degrees. To this day I am not sure if she caught a bug or if it was from teething. Her appetite did decrease drastically, but she kept nursing. It took until today but I think she is finally back to herself :-) 

Last Friday was my friend's wedding that I was in. Olivia was not feeling the best but she did really well all day long. The wedding was at a lake front property and absolutely beautiful. Olivia was surrounded by little kids from 4-7 years old. They all enjoyed each other. It was also her first time playing in sand and she LOVED it!

Olivia and the Bride, just after getting her hair done

In the one on the left, she had crackers on both hands so she went down with her mouth to pick up the cup with her teeth. But could not drink from it! 

Saturday was pretty low key, we hung out with uncle Ryan for a little bit. Then on Sunday, we went to the river house of a family that I used to babysit for. I have not seen them in about a year because they moved and it was so wonderful to see them! We went out on their pontoon boat and Olivia had a wonderful time. She took it as an opportunity to work on her balance as we bumped along the waves from the other boats and jet skies. We pulled off the river to play in a shallow part and some sand. Olivia just loves the water. She liked being held up in water where she couldn't stand. On the way back, I pulled out her whale spout and let her little hairs free. She was getting fussy and I was trying my best to keep her calm. At one point she threw her head back and opened her mouth to whine some more, and what do I see??? 

TWO MORE TEETH! 

That's right! She now has four little teeth on top :-) I am so excited for her.

I was able to get her to calm down a little and put her back on the floor of the boat. She stood up and shimmied along the seats to the front of the boat. Once she was there, she grabbed onto the front gate and stared up river. Her wispy hair was flying all over in the breeze and she was gripping the gate really hard. At one point she turned around and gave us all the cutest, gappy smile! She was so content in those few moments. Pure joy and contentment. Oh to have no worries in life. There have been a few times when she has been scared or startled by things and she will basically jump into my arms. What a gift it is to have a little person not only depend on you 24/7 but trust you as well.

She did not like this vest either

This is a big pup! He is about a year and a half pure Great Dane I believe. Such a sweety though. Olivia is by his front paws.

I need to invest in one of these... a river house I mean

Yesterday was rough for me. I think that everything finally caught up with me and I could hardly get out of bed. By early afternoon I had a temp of 103.1, a massive headache, chills, hot flashes, a sore throat, and my body felt like it was hit by a car. It. Was. Bad..... Ryan came over after work to help me out. My fever broke before I went to bed last night. I felt a little better today but not a whole lot. I am just hoping to feel better by the time Mike gets here so that we can all enjoy the time we will have together.

Olivia and I stopped by my brothers' house today on our way home. We were just exploring and discovered that she could climb stairs! (Well, she climbed stairs at the river house on Sunday but I got it on video today). She is growing up so fast :-)   :-(