A few days ago we celebrated your first birthday here in Utah at Nana and Papa's house. We had a perfect little party. Sarah and William came over for some cake and ice-cream and it was a lot of fun to see you eat your cake! As soon as I said "you can eat it Ollie", you devoured it.
I am so grateful that you came into our lives just over a year ago. I am so happy to have lived through the last year with you, even though it may have been definatley one of the hardest years of my life because of your health, and our financial worries as a family. The first two weeks were easy with you, but as soon as my mom went home and you hit two weeks, colic set it fast. You had major colic on top of extreme acid reflux. Poor baby! It was so awful trying to figure out what was going on with you. I'll never forget the night I had to take you into the ER because you hadn't eaten in 24 hours and you were losing weight fast...so the doctor told me to take you to the ER. Once there, the nurse was watching you nurse, and you wouldn't latch on at all, and then I told her I had tried so many different bottles but nothing seemed to be working. You were so HUNGRY and UPSET. The sweet nurse brought me a sample bottle and you guzzled it down FAST. You ended up going through 8 bottles that night and went home feeling much better. Soon after that I realized that I needed to give you formula from there on out. You sure have gained all that weight back! You are already fitting in clothes that Nolen was wearing a year ago! So needless to say- it has been by far a very trying year for me. BUT I would not trade it for anything. I am so grateful that I was able to endure those difficult days with you and snuggle you through. You have been such a little angel to me. I love you so much and am loving seeing your personality burst! You for sure have a sense of humor. Always laughing at Nolen and you like to copy him. You LOVE to cuddle. You still are very whiny and ALWAYS need attention, but I am so happy to give it to you ( most of the time). Thank you for coming into our lives Ollie. I will always always love you.
Loves,
Mama
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