I just had to post the story about my new little niece Olivia, so sorry this might be a long post :-). On Sunday March 6 I got a phone call from my mom at 7 in the morning telling me that my brother and sis-in-law Tawnie were getting rushed to the hospital to have an emergency C-Section. Just know that she wasn't due for another 6 weeks so this baby is very early, also Tawnie had very high blood pressure and had one seizure before the baby came out so we were also very worried about Tawn Tawn. So I flew down to the hospital to wait to see what was going to happen and about 30 minutes later my brother comes out in his scrubs and says that have a beautiful baby girl OLIVIA and she is 3 lbs. 10ozs. We were so excited for them and I was so excited to have another little niece in the family.
Jake said that the baby was good and that Tawnie was doing well also. I got to go back and sit with Tawnie for a little bit while the parents got to go in and see Olivia. Now for those of you who don't know Tawnie is like a sister to me, growing up with all boys it was great when Jake married Tawnie, finally someone I can share all my secrets with and be silly with and always be there for each other. So when I saw Tawnie after the C-Secetion I was really scared, she was out of it and looked just awful (I know that you don't look great after having a baby this was different) she just looked really sick. So I talked to her for a little bit and I realized that she was just out of it and not really paying attention or making sense. After a few more minutes with Tawnie, Jake came in and grabbed me to go see Olivia in the NICU, now only grandparents and parents are allowed in the NICU but Jake told me that he "forgot" and brought me in and the nurses in there allowed me to see the baby for a few minutes. You always hear how small these babies are but once you see them in person it really hits you what a small miracle they are. When I got to see Olivia I just fell in love with her and thanked Heavenly Father over and over for this beautiful baby girl that made it into this world. She is a precious, precious baby and I am so happy to be her Aunt.
After I saw Olivia everyone was doing good so we decided to go home because there wasn't anything else we could do at the hospital. Once I got home I got a phone call from my mom at 3 and she said they are running back up to the hospital because Tawnie is having seizures again and they are rushing her up to the ICU. When my mom told me this my heart just stopped because all this time we are worried about Olivia who is just fine but now it is time to focus on Tawnie who was not doing well at all. We run back up to the hospital to see what is going on. Tawnie started having seizures again and had to stay in the ICU for about 3 days. During this time it made me so happy to have the gospel in my life to see my brother and dad and Tawnies dad go in and give her a blessing and knowing that everything was going to be okay and them doing the same thing with Olivia. Just to have the gospel in your life and to know exactly who to turn to when things are hard and difficult and knowing that he is always there for you easies my mind and heart. I am so grateful that I have a husband that can do the same thing for our family also.
Tawnie was finally able to come home from the hospital on last Saturday so she was there for 6 days. She is doing so good now but it is going to be a couple of months of recovery and little Olivia has to stay in the NICU for about 3 more weeks. Olivia is doing so good and is getting stronger and stronger everyday. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for them and wished them well I know that Tawnie and Jake have appreciated all of your help so much.
