Olivia

Olivia is growing up so fast! She's going to be sixteen on Sunday, and I can't believe it. I'm so proud of the person she has become and the person I know she'll be. There isn't anyone I would have rather given up being an only child to.

I'll never forget the day my mom told me she was going to have a baby. (I was being my OC self and arranging the stuffed animals in my bedroom.) I also remember wondering if my mom could have anything other than a boy or a girl! No, apparently that isn't possible. Although, Olivia looked very similar to a baby monkey when she was born.

As children, we shared good times and bad times. I think six and sixteen were the hardest ages for us to co-exist. Ugh! There are pros and cons to being ten years apart, and if you asked us we'd probably have different answers. But, unless the unexpected happens, I don't plan on having a ten year gap between my children.