Olivia's first Christmas was a good one, it was great to have all of our family together in Houston to celebrate. Leslie's mom, dad, sister and brother, along with my mom and dad spent Christmas Eve celebrating! The amount of food, especially cookies, was phenomenal...I definitely ate 10-12 dozen cookies over the past 2 weeks. My mom sure knows how to fatten me up, and I don't need any help with that.
It was so great having our entire family with us to celebrate Christmas together and our time together was made even more special by having our little girl with us. Of course, Olivia was the main attraction and was decked out in her Christmas best to celebrate Jesus's birthday.
Olivia on Christmas Eve with Grandma Honey and Papi
Olivia's new Nittany Lion shirt from Mommy
Olivia sleeping with her Night Before Christmas Bear (thanks Aunt Ann!)
Olivia with Grandma Mary
The best Christmas present ever!
Olivia's Dedication at Grace Bible Church
For me, Olivia's baby dedication was the best moment of my time with Olivia. In all honesty, I wasn't sure if the day would ever come given Olivia's prognosis at birth. The dedication was amazing, and, of course, I completely lost it when I tried to tell a small portion of Olivia's story to the congregation. I didn't really care, because Olivia is so amazing and such a fighter it was good to shed those tears. While Olivia continues to improve every single day and impress us with her strength and fortitude, her life has been challenging for both her and us. She's just so amazing that Leslie and I were SO happy to present her to God!
Like I said, I totally lost it, and I'd bet there weren't many dry eyes in the church! As always, little Olivia steals the show!
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what a glorious Christmas you all had.........miracles at Christmas make the holiday much more meaningful..........love to you 3
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