Talia loves
kissing...
snuggling...
and singing to her little sister!
I'm pretty sure little sister loves it too!
Monday, February 24, 2014
February 19th!
February 19th was a special day for two reasons. One reason was that Darran and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary! Darran brought me Costa Vida for lunch and then the girls helped make a "romantic" dinner and served daddy.
The second reason was that Lydia turned 2 months old!
So a special day for the three of us!
Fun weekend...
We headed up to Cocolalla for Valentine's/President's weekend. We were so excited to go! It had been way, way too long since we were last there!
Standing on the frozen lake with the house behind us...
and the lake behind us.
Built a snowman...
and a snow fort!
Since we drove up there on Valentine's night we had our special dinner Saturday night. This was the highlight of Eliza's weekend. She had been planning and waiting for this day for a few weeks! She made everyone a homemade card. She says Valentine's Day is her favorite holiday!
Talia and Lydia.
Time for dessert!
3 year olds playing on electronics...they look so serious!
Happy Valentine's Day and President's Day!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Snowy days...
We got a LOT of snow the last few days...we even had church canceled on Sunday!
Lydia stayed inside snuggled up...
...while we took turns playing outside!
We did some sledding, built a snow cave, and made a snow family.
Our snowman family...in order Dad, Mom, Eliza, Talia, and Lydia.
Eliza by Lydia's snowman.
Talia holding hands with snowman Dad and Mom.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Lydia's photo shoot...
In honor of today being Lydia's due date...some pretty cute pictures from her photo shoot!
Thanks Alanna!
Due date...
Today is February 6, 2014...Lydia's due date.
She is 7 weeks old today. I remember sitting in my hospital room thinking about how far away that day seemed. And then I had a cruel reminder every time I watched TV and an Olympics commercial would come on. It would advertise that it started on February 6. At least I knew I would be sitting at home with my family watching the Olympics start...with Lydia already in my arms. Not sitting in a hospital room having just given birth. What a strange thing!
I spent 38 nights in the hospital. Lydia spent 12 nights in the NICU. Those 5 weeks I spent in the hospital were definitely worth it, not super easy, but worth it. Lydia is a strong little girl but our experience would have been much different if she had been born at 28 weeks. Looking back I think Heavenly Father put blinders over my eyes. The thought of returning to the hospital makes me shudder, but in the moment it was alright. Of course, many people eased my mind and heart. Darran brought the girls to see me every day and kept our house running. My mom and sisters stepped in to take care of the girls most of the time so they could be home and comfortable. Friends arranged meals to be brought to our home and I had tons of visitors. I also got to know my doctor on a more personal level and met some amazing nurses.
Whatever the reason for things happening like they did, we couldn't be more in love with Lydia. Her sisters adore her, her daddy can't get enough of her, and I would hold her all day - if I could! She is healthy, eats well, sleeps great, and makes us all pretty happy! I'm convinced the level of drama is going to increase exponentially each year with having three girls in our home now. But we wouldn't trade her for anything!
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