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I made the camera go sideways on part of the video and didn't think it would be on here....sorry! I'll do better next time!
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Hey! I finally figured out how to put videos on here! I'm so excited so I will probably go video crazy! For those of you who don't know about watching them, you usually have to just hit the play button twice and the video will just start playing. Now everyone can watch her grow and see the milestones she is going through. She has been rolling over for a month now, but is starting to try and roll from her back to her stomach. I'll also video some more interesting things she is doing, haha! well, hope you enjoy!

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Kevin's Last Diving Deployment

Rhode Island

The Divers....Bobby, Mike, Jeff, Chad and Pat and the "Lost Diver" Kevin. We will definetly miss you guys!

Yesterday morning, Olivia and I were sitting in my parent's sunroom and we spotted a deer in the backyard. Actually there were 2, but the other one was a little farther away and the picture didn't turn out good. It was looking right at me when I took the picture but kept eating and didn't run. I was very surprised that our dog, Abigail, didn't chase them away. That's what I love about being in the country....nature!




Now that Daddy is home, Olivia is going to hold on to him and make SURE he won't go anywhere again! She was so tickled when he got here. He would talk to her and she would just laugh and wiggle. B-Paw (Kevin's dad), just arrived yesterday to help Kevin work on our house, so I will be sure to take pictures and put them on here! We will probably see him tomorrow.

My Little Social Butterfly

I wanted to let everyone see just how much Olivia has grown! When we were at the doctor's office last week she weighed 13 lbs 9 oz. This little girl LOVES to TALK! She is getting so vocal and absolutely loves talking to the TV. Why, I have no clue! I'm thinking that she hears the TV talking and sees all the movements and thinks that it is talking to her....so, she is just talking back! It's SO CUTE! I videoed her doing it yesterday so she can see how adorable she was doing it when she gets older. I actually hear her now talking in her bouncy seat. Her cold is getting better. She is still a little stuffy, but she acts like she feels so much better. Well, hope everyone has a good day!

Just a little update for everyone.....

I am officially back in Georgia now and Kevin will be getting here next weekend. He will be officially out September 29. I am so glad that he will never have to be gone from Olivia and I again, or at least for a long period of time! Well, Olivia has been pretty sick. I took her to the doctor Thursday and she said that it was caused by her reflux. She had a double ear infection, very congested and ran a fever. Dr. Carter put her on a medicine for her reflux, an antibiotic and drops for her ears. Poor little girl! She has been feeling MUCH better and I pray this will put an end to the reflux. She has to stay on Prevacid until she is 9 months and then we will go from there. Well, I will put more pictures on here once she feels a little better and we get settled in! We will definitely miss our friends in the Unit but we will always keep in touch with you! Thanks for everything yall have done for us!

Sound asleep in Pappy's arms....

Livi is very particular about who holds her, now that she is more aware,

so most of the time this is the only way she will let people hold her.

She loves to fall asleep in my dad's arms like this, it's too sweet!

Olivia is starting to work really hard on playing with her toys. She loves to get down on the floor and play with this toy! She is trying to grab things and is really learning how to use her hands!

Hi Everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated this in a while. We have been so busy lately, we have hardly had time to think! Just to let everyone know, after a lot of thinking and praying, Kevin and I have decided to get out of the Coast Guard. We feel like this is the best thing for us as a family to do. My parents have been nice enough to let us live in their lakehouse, which use to be my granfather's house. It is in Phenix City Alabama, which is right across the river from Columbus, Georgia. It's going to be really nice to have a house on the Chatahoochee. Kevin has already started talking about all the fishing and hunting he is going to do. While we live in the house, we are going to "flip" ( re-do) it for my parents. It will be a challenge, but I think it will be a neat experience. Miss Olivia is growing up so fast! She can now hold her head up and was 3 months old Sept. 6! I can't believe how time flies! I will put up some pictures of her in the next few days. I'll update you soon!

Kevin gave Olivia her first bottle the other day!

She took it so well!

If it were up to dad, this is how he would style my hair!

We are so excited that Daddy is finally home!

This is one PROUD DAD!

Olivia's Doctors Appointment

Olivia had her 2 month check-up today! She weighs 12 lbs and is 23 1/4 inches. The doctor said that is in the 75-90% for her age. So, I'm hoping she is going to be tall like her daddy! She also got her shots which broke my heart but she did very good with them. She fell asleep shortly after and has been sleeping good throughout the day. Hopefully she will stay in a good mood for the next couple of days. We have a cardiology check-up on Wednesday to make sure her murmur hasn't come back, but her pediatrician didn't hear anything today when she listened, so we know that appointment will be a breeze.

Home At Last!!!!

We are back in Slidell after our trip to Georgia! We had a VERY LONG 13 hour ride home, even though it only takes 5 1/2 hours! Livi did not enjoy the ride and I felt so sorry for her! We had to stop about every 30 minutes to an hour for her to either eat or for me to calm her down from crying. She has done nothing today (other than eat) but sleep! It feels really nice to be back, now we are just waiting for daddy!

Olivia and her cousins pose for pictures!

These are my sisters children.

Anna Caroline who is 5 years old,

Landen who is 3 years old,

and Nick who is 7 months old!

The Clarke's

Olivia and I went to visit Russ, Erika, Madason and Madalyn last night!

Russ and Erika are very good friends of mine. I haven't seen the twins since

November and they have grown so much! The will be 2 in September and it

just feels like yesterday when Erika and I were sitting in our Statistics

class in college thinking of names for them! (Remember that Erika?!?!)

They are so cute and look just like their Daddy! Way to go 493, I miss yall!

This is horrible of me, but I can't tell which one this is with Livi. I think it's Madalyn

but they have to be side by side for me to tell them apart. Erika, let me know if it's

Madason, and I'll change it! :)

Russ was so excited because this was record time that Olivia has let anyone except me hold her. I couldn't believe it.....I guess he's just an expert at it now!
This is Russ and Erika with Livi. She kinda looks like she could belong to them.
Here are Madason and Madalyn...I couldn't get a picture of their faces since Dora was on TV. They were GLUED to it!! It was so sweet to watch them sing and dance to it. They are so much fun!

Momma's Little Ballerina

Olivia turned 9 weeks old Tuesday and she is getting so big! She wore her ballerina shoes that her aunt christin gave her. They are still too big, so don't think that her feet are actually that big!

Charleston, South Carolina

Olivia and I took a little trip to Charleston this weekend to go see Daddy!

We were so excited to see him. He thought Olivia

had gotten so big in the past 3 weeks.

We went Downtown to the Market, that's where the pictures were taken.

We had a very nice time with Daddy and he was able to be off

Monday and spent the day with us.

We left Tuesday and it was very hard saying

good-bye again but hopefully it won't be too much longer

before we see him again!

We love you Daddy!

A Little Road Trip

Lindsey, Olivia and I went to see our friend Kristin and her family.

Kristin and her husband, Jaime have two precious little girls,

Anna Claire who is 3 years old, and Ella Kate who is 2 weeks older than Livi.

Anna Claire is such a good big sister and loved playing with Olivia's hair.

Olivia and me Kristin and Ella Kate
Kristin could not help herself, she put a cute little pink bow in Olivia's hair, how precious!
Me and Livi, Lindsey and Anna Claire, Kristin and Ella Kate
This is part of Ella Kate's nursery and it was absolutely TOO CUTE!

Olivia and I can't wait until we can do her room like this!
Anna Claire knows exactly what to do with the little ones!
What CUTE little dolls! Ella Kate and Olivia can't wait until they can play with each other!