things I'm lovin today

Today has been hard. Portia is still sick, and we spent almost 2 hours in the doctor's office this morning. Those of you with small kids know how un-fun that is. Brandon and I have not been sleeping well, since Portia has been waking up several times a night. Add that to Margot's several times a night, and you get reeeeaaaalllly tired parents.

I was really hoping for a nap this afternoon while these babies were sleeping, but it didn't happen. I was pretty sad. It seems that not much is going right for us, so I decided to write this post about what is.

ahem

Things I'm Lovin Today:

1. Corndogs and a large Dr. Pepper. You know that's right.

2. The fact that Portia only has the flu and not strep throat. I have heard strep is going around, and was worried. But the doc said she is on the tail end of the flu and it should work it's way out of her system in a day or two.

3. The fact that Margot has not caught the flu from her sister. It's really a miracle. None of us got flu shots this years, and I was sure that with the close proximity of these girls, Margot would get sick too. But she hasn't! I think Heavenly Father knew I couldn't handle both of them being sick right now. Either that or she has super powers (forcefield, anyone?)

4. The fact that I get to hang out with my family in Tulsa all next week! Wooo!

5. J. K. Rowling just announced that she is writing another book. You have no idea how happy this makes me. I'll give you a hint: super super happy.

6. America's Next Top Model starts on Wednesday. Bring on the crying!

I feel better already.

cast off!!

Today we went to the doctor to get Portia's cast removed! Yay!

I was a little nervous for the actual removal of said cast, since Portia is so little and has been a bit frightened during these doctor's visits. Did you know that to get a cast off, they break out a saw? Yeah, an actual saw. The kind that could take your whole arm off. It's a little terrifying. After they got the cast off, they had to take more X-rays, and pregnant mommy can't be in the room for that of course. But Portia was brave and didn't cry! I was so proud of her!

She is all healed and good as new! And now we can get back to our normal lives of swimming and taking long bubble baths full of toys!

poor baby

Portia had a rough day.

Last night, she fell off a backyard play-set and started favoring her left arm. She wouldn't move it on her own, and cried whenever we touched it. We went to the ER this morning, and sure enough, it's broken. Its a very small crack in the bone that connects her elbow to shoulder, just above the elbow.

She was very brave and only cried in the ER. The rest of the day, she tried very hard to be big and tough, and I'm so proud of her!

She got a little pink cast that comes off in 3 weeks, and now that the arm is stabilized, I don't think she is any pain at all!

What a good girl!