Even though she wasn't due until December 5th, she is still a blessing most people would only love to have.My mother in law bought that shirt and it is just the cutest thing. Hard to believe my little girl is still wearing newborns!Christmas was a success. Both Ava and Emily came and stayed for the holiday. They doted on their little sister, and it was just great, being together as a family. I'm...

My daughter, Olivia, was born prematurely at 26 weeks. She spent six long weeks in the NICU. The staff was wonderful, explained everything, and was super friendly; however, I hated the NICU. I know it was the best place for her to grow and get better, but having to go to the hospital to see my child became depressing.Skyping with my family through the plastic of her enclosed crib sucked. Maybe I'm...

My little princess went as Cinderella tonight.I went as Snow White and daddy dressed up as Prince Charming. It was cute!I'm so happy my little girl is home. Even though my SO and I don't get a lot of sleep, it is such a joy to have her here. Emmybug and Ava absolutely love being big sisters, and SO and I are hoping within the next year or two, we can finish up our odd little family of five with a...

I can't believe it.I really can't.My sweet little Olivia Hope is home.It's crazy to think she spent six weeks in the NICU. But she's healthy. Doctors said she might have asthma when she gets older, but that's okay. She's perfect, in every sense of the word. I'm so lucky to have her.Ava and Emily love their little sister. Ava loves helping me clean and cook. Emmybug just wants to hold her. She even...

I am beside myself with joy.My little Olivia Elizabeth Hope might be able to come home as early as tomorrow.Its so hard to believe that a little over a month ago, I became a mommy to a gorgeous little girl. I love her so much.She has my nose and lips, her daddy's ears and a head full of hair like her pops aha. She has so much personality, it's hard to believe that she's been stuck up in an...

Wow, it seems like yesterday I just went into have an emergency c-section. She's over five weeks old now and doing amazingly. She is still in the NICU, but the doctor said she should be able to come home in a couple of weeks.My milk supply went down to barely anything (I tried everything that I could think of and the lactation consultant could-oatmeal all the time, prenatal vitamin, those...

Are you an avid reader and writer, or do you tend to stick to blogging and talking to your friends on here?Sadly, I'm a silent reader and a blogger type of Mibbian. I've tried writing some, but I can never stick to a story. I love blogging, because I feel as if I won't get judged by my choices on here, and well, I like that. If it were Tumblr or something, I'd get so much hate mail it'd be...

I'm still bed ridden. I've seen Olivia twice since I came home last Wednesday. I wasn't allowed to take pictures though.But she's doing so good! She's up to 2 lbs, 3 oz! My little fighter is doing so great. I wish the NICU nurses had let me take pictures, but I understand why they didn't. There was another family who had a baby born at 25 weeks and I understand that they wanted to respect their...

I was released from the hospital about an hour ago and here I am, back at home. My mom was the one to pick me up and she stayed for a bit. She helped me make dinner for later and put it away. I'm now somewhat comfortably resting in bed with my laptop propped up. My cat Sooki is snuggling with me while we watch reruns of Law & Order SUV.I really hope this doesn't become my life for the next six...

She's two days old today! And she's gained four ounces in the past two days. So great seeing she dropped six ounces since she was born.I'm going to be released from the hospital tomorrow. I'm actually really happy about that. Of course, I'll be here every day to see Olivia in the NICU, but I know my house will feel lonely because my boyfriend will be at work and Ava and Emily won't be over until...

1) touching my baby without my permission. while her lungs may be strong, her immune system is weak. you may have germs on your hands that could harm her. don't touch her unless you ask my permission first.2) say, "oh, my sister/ aunt etc had a preemie and they're fine," or "they're six feet tall." good for them. I don't know how Olivia will turn out. she's strong and healthy right now, but it...

if you read my last blog post here, you read that I had my daughter Olivia at 3 in the morning yesterday. She was born at 26 weeks gestation and weighed one pound, five ounces.I was able to pump a little breastmilk for her. The nurses here are so sweet and caring. I'm really not looking forward to Wednesday when I will be discharged from the hospital and Olivia will stay here for however many...

I doubt anyone's been keeping up with my updates, but my boyfriend and I were expecting a baby, December 5th of this year.At our anatomy scan at 20 weeks, I was told we were having a sweet little boy, which made me happier than anything, seeing we lost our daughter, Gabriella, last year.Ever since I hit 20 weeks, I was going in to get a shot of Corticosteroids to help strengthen my baby's lungs,...

BOY!I really hope my blog doesn't get removed for posting my ultrasound. That's not against Mibba's rules, is it?But gah! We're so happy! A little boy! Of course, we would have been happy if it had been a girl but yay! I know my boyfriend is so damn happy. I know he loves Ava and Emily to death but come on, every guy dreams of having a little boy to play baseball with or whatever.We've already...

I remember, when I was a senior in high school, before the end of every grading mark, we'd have to write a paper for a final grade in my English 4 class.The four topics were Incest, Abortion, Gay Marriage and Marijuana use.My views on incest? I don't really have one. I believe that father/daughter, mother/son, brother/sister is wrong. It just doesn't seem right to me, but then again, I don't have...

So if you read the blog I posted at like five am this morning, I told you guys that my boyfriend proposed.That's the ring. Unfortunately, due to me being pregnant, my fingers have swelled so we'll have to get it resized after our baby is born.It's so gorgeous though. I just wish he had proposed this upcoming weekend, when Ava is here. It would have been great to have both of my ladybugs here when...

I have several tattoos, nineteen to be exact.Here's a few:Ella is the name of our stillborn daughter I had a year ago. Along with the word STRENGTH on my bicep.Garter belt on my thigh with Emily's Princess couch in the background.One of my favorite tattoos.Another favorite of mine.First tattoo I ever got ^So there's ten out of my nineteen tattoos. Hard to believe I actually have this many...and I...

So if you guys have been keeping up with the drama that's unfolded between my boyfriend's baby mama and him, you'll know the details. If you haven't been keeping up, here's a rundown:My boyfriend's youngest daughter's mother is keeping her away from him, even though he's paying child support and gets to see the oldest every other weekend. It's a stressful situation, to say the least.Anyways, I was...

The last blog I posted, I told you guys about my boyfriend's baby mama is keeping Emily away from him, for reasons unknown. As you guys know, this pisses me off to no end because my boyfriend won't take her to court to get custody of his kid. He's a stubborn ass but I love him.Well, I called Jenna today because my boyfriend wasn't going to do it. I was nice, I was respectful, I was all good and...

I am so sick of Jenna's crap.Little backstory here: my boyfriend has two kids from two previous relationships, Ava and Emily.Jenna is Emily's mother, Kathleen is Ava's.Now my boyfriend gets his kids maybe twice a month. Every other weekend, Ava comes over, and she'll spend the weekend with us. Up until a few weeks ago, Emily did too.Jenna is now saying that she doesn't want Emily around Ava.I know...