Update

It is 4am and I've been awake for an hour. Lately I haven't been able to sleep well. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and am showing some signs of pre-term labor...contractions, lower back pain, pelvic pressure, nausea...needless to say I am not felling well. The doctor did a test called fetal fibernectin (FFN), the presence of a hormone around your cervix that increases the risk of pre-term labor especially in the next two weeks. And the results were positive (much to the surprise of my doctor). They gave me two shots of a steroid to speed up the babies lung development and I am suppose to "take it easy." Obviously with three little girls under the age of four that is a little tricky but the ladies from the ward are helping until my mom gets her Friday. Thanks again mom for coming, I can't believe how weak I have been lately (physically and emotionally).

An Easter Message of Hope

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued an Easter message. You can find that here.
Also check out the new Easter Video above.
Jesus Christ does live and we can make it through hard times with His help.
Happy Easter!

Ten on Tuesday

1. Can't really understand my lack of enthusiasm for posting lately. It could be that we are cooped up inside all the time or that my camera lays idle so much of the time or that I am just lazy. Probably a combination of all of the above.
2. Lydia is sporting a nasty scar under her chin. She was trying to follow her sisters out into the garage and fell face first down the stairs onto the concrete. Tragically I have to take her to her 15 month well check tomorrow...hopefully there aren't any other signs that I am an abusive mother.
3. Finished my new maternity dress a couple of weeks ago. I love it even though the zipper is crooked and I have to wear a sweater over it. Somehow knowing I don't have 10 more weeks of Sacrament meetings with only one dress seems liberating.
4. Been working on the girls Easter dresses. Eliza and Liesel's are done but I have to redo Lydia's...her tummy is a little bigger than I thought.
5. We had our Easter Egg Hunt early this year so Dad could be home with us. The girls think that Easter Bunny is something else. Here are a few pics. 6. My latest pick from the Library was "River Secrets" by Shannon Hale. Loved it. I also just finished "Leadership and Self-Deception." A book my Father-in-law gave Daniel a while ago. I know the title sounds a little weird for a stay at home mom but I really enjoyed it and it really got me thinking about how I treat people around me. Highly Recommend it!
7. Daniel had two sales at work the past few days. What a blessing! He seems to be energized by the success.
8. I had another root canal last week. Poor tooth was completely dead and was just hanging on for me. Glad to have that done.
9. Loved General Conference this last weekend. The talks that struck me were President Eyring's and Elder Holland's. I feel so renewed for another six months.
10. Happy Easter Everyone! (We are especially thinking of you Em and your new addition coming any day...Good Luck!)

Sunday Spotlight

Meet the two new members of our family....
The is Mary the brown bear. Born March 18, 2009 and is 14 inches long and 9 oz. Liesel loves her new best friend. This is Fluffy. Born the same day as Mary and is 15 inches and 7 ounces. Eliza carries her everywhere.

We had a great time at Build-a-Bear on Dad's day off. The girls keep saying they want to go back. We made a great memory!

Have you missed us?

Wow this past few weeks have been pretty busy around here. I am so sorry to neglect all of you. I have a thousand excuses for my delay in posting...everything from the fact that is takes me about 10 minute to even open up my email on our super slow computer to all the projects I have been working on. I have crammed my schedule full of sewing dresses, making bread and jam, play dates and parties, painting, and the list goes on. But with out further delay...here is a quick recap of the passed month or so.

First we had a lovely visit from my friend Britney in February. Tragically I didn't get any good photos. But it was so fun to go the the Denver Children's Museum and Focus on the Family as well as party and just hang out. Thank you so much Brit for your visit! We had a blast.

Spring is in the air...so we have been enjoying the outdoors.

We had a quick visit to the emergency room this last month. Daniel woke up in extreme pain but now has some drugs to help with the kidney stones he has inherited.

We celebrated St Patrick's Day early with a party with our friends...we made leprechaun puppets. Here is the crew (minus Lydia and Preston).

Here is my latest attempt at a photo shoot with the girls. Nothing great but hope you enjoy!

Ten on Tuesday--Surviving the Winter Woes

1. Friends--today we had Max, Zoe, and Grant over to play. It is always so much for to have someone else to play with other than mom.
2. Walking--or rather, watching Lydia learn to walk. She is loving it even though she has a nasty cold and can't eat a thing...it doesn't slow her down much.

3. Hot cocoa--I am actually the only one in the family who likes it but at least it is bringing someone Joy!

4. Organizing--with the second trimester of a pregnancy comes more energy and a little urge called "Nesting." You could say I am there. I am trying to figure out how to put three girls into one tiny bedroom with all their clothes in the same closet. It has been exciting!

5. Facebook--another thing that the girls don't really enjoy...but provides a needed out for mom.

6. Princess Dresses--so the princess dresses from Christmas continue to be a huge hit. I have repaired them all at least once and have one waiting for it's third visit to the sewing machine. Not high quality but boy have they been used!

7. Kites--The weather has been perfect for flying kites...that is except the day we flew them...it was below freezing and ended up snowing later that afternoon. But our bones have nearly thawed and we'll be back out again soon.

8. Games--from Hide-n-seek to Chutes and Ladders...we love any sort of game. Lydia's new favorite is Ring Around the Rosie...I wish I could have captured her face on film when she realized what was going on...let's just say she LOVED it!

9. Strawberries--they were on sale at King Soopers this week and Daniel brought home 4 containers...we had angel food cake with them and it was Divine. Daniel and I even had a fondue night together with fresh strawberries...it was Fabulous!

10. The Ultrasound--that is right...I am 20 weeks as of yesterday and here is a picture of baby #4! No news on the gender...we will let you know in June!
So what are you doing to Survive the Winter Woes?