Easter 2014

Easter was full of life at our house. 

Peter had taken the Friday before off and was going to help me get some things done-errands and what not with all of the kids in tow (the boys did not have school for Good Friday).

Arabella had complained of some pain when going to the bathroom for 2 days so at the last minute we decided to take her to the doctor. That led to strange results that caused us to think she had diabetes.

We then spent the rest of Friday afternoon and evening getting blood drawn and awaiting results- which in the end did not come back until Monday morning but we were told they could be back at any time and then we would need to be ready for the possibility of being admitted to the hospital for a few days. Super fun with a one week old!

 But, I digress, it was Easter weekend and we wanted to make the most of it. We made Easter sugar cookies and of course dyed eggs. 

 Samantha remained calm and collected during the whole ordeal.

 Easter morning.

 You have to hunt fast when you have 8:30 church and so the Easter bunny was kind enough to leave the baskets in plain sight and not do his usual follow the different colored yarn for each child throughout the house to find your basket.

 Above is a photo of before church! They look lovely!

 And after church, when I had a chance to get Samantha dressed. 

Samantha in an Easter outfit in a basket-ha ha!

Oh and in the end, Arabella's lab results were normal so we returned to the doctor on Tuesday morning with her fasting. She was no longer complaining of pain when she went to the bathroom. At the doctor her fingerstick blood sugar was normal but her urine sample still looked way out of whack.  So we left the office with the pediatrician making a phone call to the nephrologist and then she would call us.  Instead in about 15 minutes, I received a phone call from our doctor saying she had her nurse give a urine sample and her results were bizarre so they opened a new package of test strips and voila, normal results for both the nurse and Arabella (it did show she had a slight urinary tract infection).  The weekend of prayers and blessings I truly believe came into play when she chose to double check and not send us to have more blood drawn and possibly more invasive tests.  The Lord answers prayers especially the prayers of a 5 year old girl who prays that she will feel better! (A tender moment in my life as a mother.)