Thankful

I have a LOT to be thankful for this year!

God has blessed us with three happy, heathy, beautiful, AMAZING children! They are my world.

I am in an awesome BSN program, with some truly incredible instructors. Their knowledge and experience is invaluable and I couldn't have asked for better mentors. I am so blessed to have found a career that is really a passion and makes me feel whole.

I have a wonderful husband without whom, non of the above would be possible! He always puts us before himself and works so that I can pursue my passion! He is the kind of husband and father that I would be proud for Hunter to grow up to be.

I'm thankful for a having a true best friend. Someone who will listen to hours of my rambling, and it always willing to offer sound advice without judgement.

Also we have some outstanding relatives who go above and beyond every week to help us where they know we need it the most. They never ask or expect anything in return, just simply give from their hearts. How lucky we are to have such genuine family.

Lastly my wonderful parents, quite possibly the most selfless people I know. There is really no way to properly thank them for the rock they've been in our lives.

Turkey Dinner #1

Sprint Cup

Beautiful day at the races!!!

The cloud overcast was awesome, made it just the right temp!

Had SO much fun people watching with my bestie!! You can tell there was a bit of a breeze, lol.

The hubs and I

My husband and my awesome SIL (can you see the resemblance?) 

October

Hello & (almost) Goodbye October!

The school semester is 2/3 of the way complete! I'm on my last week of med/surg clinical rotation (whoo too) then it is on to mental health clinicals, and finals!

The girls are now 4 months old as of October 3rd and they are climbing the growth charts just like their big brother!!

Avery weighed 15lbs 15oz (89th percentile) and was 25.8" long (92nd percentile)!

Elleigh weighed 15lbs 8oz (83rd percentile) and was 25.3" long (80th percentile)!

Which is crazy considering they were three weeks early and twins non the less!

October is definitely one of our crazier months due to family birthdays and up coming holidays but this year seems to be busier that usual, and for good reason...BABIES! Some very good friends of ours welcomed their handsome guy into the world on October 12th, and my husband's cousin and his wife just celebrated the arrival of their beautiful boy this past Friday the 19th!! 

This past weekend we took Hunter and the girls to the Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin on Saturday! It was a nice change from the Auburn Fair that we usually attend, we were a little burned out since it is the EXACT same each year. Then on Sunday we took some family and friends to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in KC, the weather couldn't have been more perfect, and it was a fabulous afternoon of people watching with my bestie :)

Last but not least I have every intention of taking the kiddos to Boo at the Zoo this weekend!! Baby costumes X2 = to die for cuteness! Pictures will be posted this weekend! We are also hoping to make a trip to KC to visit Josh's cousin and meet their newest family member! Very excited as snuggling new babies never gets old. 

Goodbye Summertime!

Summer is over, school is in full swing, and life is BUSY! Between Josh and myself in school, Josh working, guard drills, an active toddler, two 3 month olds, holidays/birthdays, and family events it gets a little crazy! Now that fall is creeping around the corner things are only getting more hectic.

A recap of August:

-School started and I got first rotation OB clinicals (YAY!!!)

-Hunter got a viral URI and shared...with both girls and me, which resulted in I believe four doctors visits!

-We finally got a Dx for Avery's respiratory condition...Laryngomalacia. Dr. Cooley saw her for her 2mo appt and thought she had tracheomalacia. After some pretty scary breathing events we decided to have her see an ENT to determine if there was something (like Asthma) in addition to her tracheomalacia. Well, not sugar-coating the PA that saw her at the ENT office was an ass. He was over  an hour and a half late to the appointment and did not even do a physical assessment on her!! He just said, yep, it's tracheomalacia and she will grow out of it. Then when presented with her additional symptoms he cut Josh off and said, she's fine (mind you he never looked at her or did any examination),  don't come back unless she is turning blue. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy with that. I obviously insisted that they actually evaluate her, so back to the ENT. Second time around we got a different diagnosis (although very similar) he said that she has Laryngomalacia and that in his past 20+ years of practice he had never actually seen a case of Tracheomalacia.  There is no needed treatment and (like I already knew) she will grow out of it by 18-24 months old. The ENT said she was too young to determine if there was another competing respiratory issue like allergies or asthma making her worse at times. By worse I am not describing how positional changes can worsen the sound, I'm meaning rapid respirations, stridor, and retractions. Not fun. Hopefully these subside soon!

Summer Projects

Hi, my name is Olivia and I am a Pinterest addict. Here are a few of the pinterest-inspired projects that I completed this summer and a few that are still in the works. Sadly, those projects that are still in completion limbo and will probably remain in limbo until next summer. I don't have a lot, ok, any time for crafting during the school semesters :(

I love my MAC eye makeup and I have been dying for a way to keep my makeup organized and out where I can use it, instead of crammed in a drawer or makeup bag. I got the frame & fabric from hobby lobby the steel sheet metal and adhesive spray both from Lowes. 

 Here are the tutorials that I found from Pinterest:

http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2011/04/makeup-storage-part-2/

http://laurathoughts81.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-up-magnet-board.html

The girls have been needing a bow board, and all of the ones I have seen made or have come across have all been too small for all of the hair accessories that they have (granted there are still several that are in baskets). The other reason I decided to go with this as a bow board versus the others that I have seen is because there is nothing I love more than multipurpose crafts!! This way, when the girls are ready for a room revamp or no longer need/want a bow board this can be repurposed for pictures, notes, or whatever. It would easily work in another room or could be repainted to match another theme.

Tutorial that I used: http://www.lemonademakinmama.com/2011/03/come-shop-with-me-this-weekend.html 

Here is yet another makeup magnet board :) I made this one for my sister to use at her sorority house. Again, the frame and fabric were found at Hobby Lobby on 50% off days.

Here is one of my works in progress....I have been dying to organize all of our medications, OTCs and first aid supplies that clutter our hallway closet. I found some awesome plastic totes on sale during the back-to-school sales this year and knew they would be perfect for this.  I have labels typed up, I just need to stop being lazy and print them off already. I also need to get around to putting down cabinet shelf liners. PS~ No, not all of the totes are meds. I figured I should clarify that! I filled a few of the totes with back up bathroom supplies as I like to buy in bulk when I can, so body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, etc. and one is strictly first aid supplies.

My other projects include finishing my bathroom organization, all of the bedroom closets, toy room, kitchen, and laundry room closet. They've all been started....hopefully it won't really be next summer before I get to complete them.

3 Months Old!

I cannot believe the girls are three months old already!!! Where does the time go?

Avery

 

Elleigh

Elleigh (L) Avery (R)

Avery (L) Elleigh (R)

Passed out with dad! Elleigh (L) Avery (R)