Ice Cream and Cell Phone Calls

A few days ago, Baskin-Robbins (the ice cream place) had a deal where you could buy ice cream for thirty-one cents per scoop. Naturally, Brad and I HAD to get in on that deal, so we took December and one of our friends and rushed to the ice cream shop. December has never been a huge fan of ice cream (surprisingly enough), but this time we got her Cotton Candy ice cream, a pink and purple swirled-looking concoction. She fell in love with it and couldn't get enough!

Her face was a crazy pink-and-purple mess, so I tried to get a picture of it. Here's what she did when I chased her down with the camera. She put her face in a corner and got the walls all pink and purple.

She loves the Barbie cell phone that Uncle Jeff & Auntie Erin got her, and she came up to me, saying, "MINE phone!" Mine is one of the latest words she's acquired, and it's one I had been dreading. Then December flipped the phone open and said with an air of importance, "I call Brad." Ha! But I responded, "No, no, December. You do not call him Brad -- you call him Daddy!" Then she called Brad and instructed, "Daddy, you come home now." I thought that was amusing, and it's very telling of our little daughter's personality. She's a leader and likes to tell people what to do, that's for sure!

December playing on our bed

And having a grand time!

December, the Loving Singer

This morning, when Brad was leaving for school, he said as he always does, "Bye, December! I love you." And this time December said (without being prompted), "I love you, Daddy." Brad said she's done this before, but it was the first time I'd heard it, and it just melted my heart! And it made me jealous of Brad. :) I had NEVER heard December say the words, "I love you, Mommy," -- until this video! On this video, she says those words for the first time...and it made me happy.

Three Sick People = One Sick Family

We are one sick family! In this picture are Brad and December, holding up the medicines they are currently taking. Strangely enough, I have gone from being the sickest in the family to the most healthy.

Yesterday, when we were visiting Kelli and Craig, December threw up in the store we were shopping in. When we got her home, we took her temperature, and it was 104 degrees F (40 degrees Celsius). I called the on-call nurse at her doctor's office, and they told me to give her Tylenol and get a doctor's appointment for Monday. Meanwhile, Brad spent last night in the emergency room! His ear had been really bothering him, and since there weren't any urgent care centers open, he had to go to the ER and wait for hours to be seen. He has an ear infection, and while he was in the waiting room, his eardrum ruptured a bit. When he got home, it ruptured a bit more. So he's got to make a doctor's appointment for Monday, too. That means all three of us will be seeing the doctor tomorrow! Oh boy -- what a messed-up bunch we are right now!

Very Very Sick

I'm sorry that I haven't posted in quite a while. BUT lest you think that we have dropped off the face of the earth, I thought I'd do some updating! The reason why there have been no posts is because I have been very sick with this pregnancy!

About a week ago and before, I was feeling icky and tired, but last Sunday, I took a major turn for the worse. Since then, I have been really awful and throwing up alot. The nausea has been overwhelming, and the only time I don't feel nauseated is when I am asleep. Otherwise, it feels like I could run to the bathroom at any given moment and lose what little I have in my tummy. The very thought of food churns my stomach -- I have to look away from restaurant commercials on tv, and I can't open the fridge without gagging. It's quite ironic that when I don't eat, the nausea and trips to the bathroom increase, and yet at the same time, it's so difficult to even think about food that I can only eat a few bites at a time. This week alone I have lost nearly five pounds, and that can't continue! I go to the doctor on Monday, and we'll see what she has to say.

But I am encouraged, because that means the pregnancy is strong, and I have high levels of crazy hormones rushing through my body and making me so desperately sick. We would appreciate your prayers, though, for a healthy mom and a healthy baby. Thank you for praying for us already!

Today was the first day I felt better! Brad, December, and I went and visited Kelli and Craig (my sister and brother-in-law), who are currently visiting Las Vegas. We had such a fun day together, and it was wonderful to see them again. We did some sight-seeing and shopped and had lunch together. What fun!