Spring Time...Minnesota Style

A sign that spring is coming!

Today, we went outside to ride bikes and scooters.

Our favorite thing to do is to play princess.

Usually, there are 2 girl-princesses and 1 mom-princess. (a queen, I guess, but we call her mom princess. Maryn is the mom-princess.)

(if we are really lucky, we have a prince! Sometimes we can talk mom or dad into being the prince!)

Today we were playing "princess of the hill.'

We'd climb to the very top of the tallest snow hill and yell, "I am so high! I am princess of the hill!")

Here is Leah princess and "mom" princess (Maryn) hugging because they are excited to see each other after their adventure up the snow hill. (so sweet!)

The princesses also have a dog named Mina. (Maryn named her. She decided it was a better princess name than Reese)

Last year, we were too little to pedal our bikes.

This year, we can really get around!

We love being outside!

We are so excited that there is finally some grass!

Welcome spring!

Love,

MBL

March For Babies!

Drumroll Please....
So far, Preemie Primos has raised $1,315 for March of Dimes!
http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1524354
Thank you to EVERYONE who has donated.
We are grateful beyond words!
Our goal for this year is $3,000. We're on our way!

I am so passionate about raising money for this cause.
Every single year 500,000 babies are born too soon.
The March of Dimes supports families who have babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by bringing them food and other necessities. (We've been there! We know what this means to families with very sick babies)
They also fight to prevent birth defects, prematurity, and infant mortality.

Please, if you are able, donate to this amazing organization and/or walk with us on May 1st!http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1524354
It is a VERY fun day for adults and kids alike!

It is because of organizations like the March of Dimes that my tiny babies:

Now look like this:

There is not a moment of my life I forget how we have been blessed!
We only hope we can do our best to return the favor to other families.
Love,
Ali

P.S. Here are some of the current March of Dimes research projects that are close to my heart!

Erika Chiong Claud, MD, University of Chicago, is investigating whether use of certain antibiotics in premature infants may alter gut bacteria and increase susceptibility to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening intestinal complication that is most common in babies born very prematurely. This study could possibly lead to changes in the care of premature babies to help prevent NEC.

Kristina M. Adams Waldorf, MD, University of Washington in Seattle, is studying how uterine stretching may trigger preterm labor, as a step toward developing drug treatments to prevent stretch-induced labor. Uterine stretching appears to be an important stimulus of preterm labor in pregnancies with twins, triplets and other multiples and in pregnancies with excess amniotic fluid.

Deborah McColl Money, MD, University of British Columbia, Canada, is using new genetic technologies to detect and analyze vaginal microbes that contribute to preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), a leading cause of spontaneous premature delivery. This could lead to more accurate identification of women at risk of PPROM, as well as new treatments to prevent it.

Jonswold Family Additions!

We've got some new stuff here at the Jonswold house.

Exciting thing #1: Our New Minivan!

It has a built in DVD player and doors that open with a remote. We have SO much room and we can get in our seats ALL BY OURSELVES!

Mom always said she would never drive a minivan.

HA!

Now she LOVES it! We love it too!

 

Here are some pictures of us car shopping. A look into the future!

Exciting Thing #2: Swimming Lessons!

We started swimming this week and we did great! We all got into the water and swam with our teachers. Gearing up for Sugar Lake!

Exciting Thing #3: We are big cousins again! Our cousin Campbell John Seaberg was born today.

Welcome Campbell!



A Snowstorm at the Golf Club

Today was the winter carnival at papa's golf club.

What could be better than being snowed in with mimi and papa at such a fun place!?

Papa and I practiced our golf swings.

He put tape where my feet should go, and he reminded me to choke up on the club.

Whenever I hit the ball, I would yell, "score!"

He was pretty proud! (so was I)

Not only did we play golf, we sent sledding down the big hills.

Thanks for a fun day!

Love,

Brynn

Hello World!

We have pretty much been sick since we last wrote.

We've had just about enough of winter.

Jan 28th was mommy's birthday.

Every year she gets a birthday cake from Key's. It is her very favorite cake in the WHOLE world.

Mommy had 1 piece left and she was SO looking forward to enjoying it after our bedtime.

Leah asked if she could have some, and mommy said no.

Leah didn't like that answer.

So....Leah waited.

She waited for her prime moment to swoop in.

Maryn and mommy went upstairs. Daddy and Brynn fell asleep on the couch.

Where did we find Leah?

She silently pulled out the drawers and climbed them to get a bite of the world's best cake.

Sorry mommy! None left!

Off to time out, but it was SO worth it!

Notice that Leah is wearing her swimsuit.

The girls LOVE to play "Pool." They wear their suits all day and pretend to swim.

They also play "Fancy Dance," "Otters," "Princess" (mommy gets to be the prince) and "Baby."

Last night we got out of the house for a bit to see our great grandma.

Here's Maryn with GG.

Happy Valentines Day!

Wish us health!

Love,

MLB

Sick and Tired...

....of being sick and tired!

Oh boy, what a week!

Here is our running list of illnesses since Jan 21:

Maryn-RSV, strep, double ear infection and pneumonia

Brynn-RSV and double ear infection

Leah-RSV and double ear infection

Mom-RSV and a horrible sore throat and pink eye
Dad-RSV and sinus infection

Thanks to all of our amazing friends who brought us meals, treats and even balloons to help us survive the week.

 Thanks to grandparents who helped pick up the slack!

This is pretty much what our house looked like.

So excited about her balloon,  but too sick to play with it! :(

Pray for a healthy week for the Jonswold's!
We're still on the mend!

Sesame Street Live...and Other Updates

It's been too long since our last update!

Lots to catch up on!

Wednesday night we went to Sesame Street with our cousin Abby.

We saw Elmo and Bird...ate popcorn and cotton candy...and danced the night away!

 Right now we are battling yet another round of strep. (our 6th since August)

Everyone in our family (including Reese, our dog!) is on an antibiotic.

If we get another round after this, we're going to have our tonsils out.

Pray this nasty stuff stays away!

School is good! We're learning so much!

We know our colors and can write "our" letters. MB and L

We go to lunch bunch, and request that our sandwiches have jelly only and NO crust.

(we really don't like crust)

Like most toddlers, we are also at a very honest phase in life.

Leah told mimi that our dad pees standing up cause he has a boob growing on his bottom.

Maryn asked the nurse at the doctors office (very loudly might I add) not to stick anything in her butt, cause that is naughty.

Brynn told mom that she is waiting to get big so her boobs can grow.

Mom and dad think we're comedians.

We think we are pretty funny too!

Love,

MBL