two in less than a year...

Early this morning my father in law passed away. I remember the day that we got the news that he had cancer. It hit us like a ton of bricks and we screamed at God why our family. We had found out not to much before that, that Olivia was going to be born with half a heart.
Our family was crushed and we knew what we had to do. FIGHT. and that is what both Olivia and Chris Sr did.
If you followed us over from www.weheartolivia.blogspot.com or you know our family IRL, or even just as FB friends you know that Olivia passed away not even a year ago on Easter night. She left this world fighting for her life. It has been a painful year and processing her death has been very hard for all of us. Chris's dad now had a mighty strong little angel watching over him as he continued to fight off his cancer.
November this year we got another very heart breaking call that Dad was not doing well and that the cancer was getting worst. We vowed that 2012 was GOING to be a good year.... but little did we know that we would be right back where we started begging to God "please dont take another"
If you saw the amount of loved ones that surrounded dad in his final moments you would cry. It was beautiful to see although such a tragic time.
We are so proud of the fight that BOTH Olivia and Dad put up... and now the pain and the suffering of treatments, needles, medicines and heart ache no longer will they feel. They are in heaven now in the most beautiful place that us humans cannot even comprehend. Their souls and spirit WILL live on in us.

If you would please say a prayer for our family... If you have lost a loved one you know that this pain does not go away you only learn to live with it... Thank you for all the love and support that has been given and continues to come.

May you both rest in peace ...

Fly high with the angels in heaven with our lord.

9 months.

Well I am 9 months and the anxiety of birth and is this it? questions and fears are in full swing. Ive been home alone sense Friday really and honestly its a little scary knowing that if something happens then there will be a scramble of "shit now what???"
on Friday i spent the night in L&D, i went in because my blood pressure was high and i also lost a chunk of plug- EWW! . so they got me into a room and checked me and thats when i found out i am dilated 1cm and i was having pretty regular contractions. these ones appeared different and very normal on the strip so they had me stay. they gave me a percocet to relax and the contractions settled out and became less and less. Chris came and slept in a chair next to me. and although his head was some where else it was nice to be able to reach out and touch his arm.
the doctor caring for me was able to put me on the schedule for induction so that i dont have to worry about that so mark your calenders MARCH 13TH 2012 if i have not gone into labor on my own and i stay healthy then i will be having a baby then.

well thats all for now but I am ready to have my little man here to focus on.

prayers....

please say a prayer for our family....
things are not looking good.
Poppa is in the hospital and is very sick. Cancer is an ugly thing. I hate CHDs and i hate CANCER!

im so sad for my husband.... torn in half. :(

why is life so hard :(

Getting there

So I find myself in this odd spot in my life and being. Its hard to explain but I have times of tremendous grief that over takes me and i cry and wish that things where different. I see updates of children who where born the same time as Olivia and they are doing so well and i cant help but wonder all of the what ifs. Then there are days that i find myself laughing so hard i am crying from utter joy, (as i write this i am crying knowing that i am still smiling and that i can make it through this) .... i am so thankful for the little life who dwells in my belly, so thankful for the AMAZING life that i was blessed with who lives with Jesus now, the SUPPORTIVE LOVING CARING AND WONDERFUL MAN  i am married to, whom i would not have made it this far with out him, and the beautiful little girl that brightens up our days with her silly sayings and lovely hugs.

Chris pointed out to me that at my SURPRISE baby shower pictures the HUGE smile i was wearing most of the day.
if you have lost i hope that you can find that smile too... Olivia's death has taught me a lot to stop and be thankful and happy for what you do have. things CAN be worst ... i know a few people that have witnessed this. Our family is faced with another really hard topic in our life CANCER. So i am hoping that Chris and i can continue to be the strong people we where raised to be and come out of this still with a smile and the knowledge to love like you have never loved before and to laugh .

ok i am rambling now. i must get back to cleaning the house and getting ready for what ever the weekend will bring.

Meet Gabriel

So if you have followed us from over on www.weheartolivia.blogspot.com then you know that Chris and I are expecting a new little bundle very soon... That's where the three comes in. Mr Gabriel Alexander Lee. Our first little boy!
We conceived him shortly after our precious Olivia went to heaven. We knew we wanted more children and that the both of us had FAR to MUCH LOVE to not have a family. (i guess we just didn't realize that it would happen again for us so soon) but i guess things always happen for a reason.

well here are some pictures of the little RAINBOW bean and my pregnancy journey....

July 13th... yep that says pregnant!

the first ultra sound! its a little bean!

from our NT scan! got great results so far everything looks great and baby is going nice and healthy! no chance of Downs or T18. mommy and daddy are thrilled to say the least.

About 17 weeks or so here. my belly has grown fast and sitting here I realize that it has no intentions of slowing down. There is a big boy in there!

HIS BEAUTIFUL 4 CHAMBER HEART!!!!!!

The "ITS A BOY"  picture!

the lovely baby bump!

Our amazingly BEAUTIFUL little man. such a DOLL! 

isn't it so cool how well you can make out their little facial features before they have even came out!

Almost done baking!!! 

So yeah there are a FEW pics of our journey so far... i really wish that i could say that i have had a very smooth and happy pregnancy but HONESTLY that would be lying ... it has been rough and not fun but we are almost done and i cannot wait to meet the little man causing all the problems in there. We have had BP issues sense 11 weeks, countless colds, the flu, SHINGLES, and fluid over load from the get go. This momma is tired! I know that once he is out that it wont matter anymore though . 

hope you enjoyed getting to catch up with Mr Gabriel and soon i shall be posting a birth story and cute little pics of the man himself! YAY! 

And then there were 3...

"Rainbow Baby" is the understanding that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. When a rainbow appears, it  doesn't mean the storm never happened or that the family is not still dealing with its aftermath. What it means is that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness and clouds. Storm clouds may still hover but the rainbow provides a counterbalance of color, energy and hope.

Expanding our family and our blog ... i cant pretend that i have much to say about Olivia as a day to day because if i wrote a blog about it,it would most likely go like this....

"Im ok... I miss you so much Olivia, everyday i think about you, i imagine my life with you here with us, and i WISH so badly you where here." 

not much more than that unless you throw in the :

"THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!! BRING MY BABY BACK.... PLEASE" 

So I've decided that I will start blogging about the life I lead everyday with out my daughter here and the new life inside of me.... The quote above says it so so well... You can have happiness after the storm.... but it DOES NOT mean the storm never happened. 

I am forever changed in my life and i am thankful for the little girl who taught me how to love more than words could ever explain....

so this is my first entry.... now off to try to make this blog look good and to link it to weheartolivia.blogspot.com  <3