Dear Becca,
            Daddy pointed out that I had only written one blog this month and there have been some goings on I need to write about so I figured I would sit down and write one to you today.
You and I took a trip to your doctor today because you have been feeling puny for the last few days. On Monday I came home and your fever had gotten all the way up to 103. I figured we'd wait this out a couple of days, that it was probably just a cold and I didn't want to be looked at funny at the doctors office for rushing you up there for a little cold. I wish we had went on and went Monday now; you have the flu. The doctor had to swab your throat and you didn't like that at all. It made you gag and cough and you cried and cried. The doctor couldn't tell anything from that test so he decided to take a blood sample. I think you preferred to gag than get your finger poked and squeezed. The nurse poked your finger and you squawled and squawled. You did pretty well though for a two and a half year old and I was extremely proud of you. You informed me that you wanted Donald's for lunch, which is what you call McDonald's, and of course I said yes.
      After I called Daddy and Mamaw and told them what was going on we got into the car and headed on our way. When I pulled into the McDonald's parking lot you informed me that Mamaw took you to "Zoli's". Which is, of course, Fazoli's. I asked you where you wanted to go, McDonald's or Fazoli's, and you picked Fazoli's. So we went in and ordered a number four to share which is two pieces of pizza and a side of Spaghetti with Marinara. You chose the Spaghetti over the pizza. You really like Spaghetti. You ate a good bit of it, too. I am also sure it was easier on your little tummy than Pepperoni Pizza. We had some sugar free lemonade with our meal and you informed me that it was DEEEEE-YICOUS.
      When we got home we both went to the potty and then you settled in on the couch with some juice and a blanet to watch Lilo & Stitch. I came in here to sit down and write this blog and before long I heard you go into the bathroom again. I told you to come here and you said no, that you were going to go poo-poo. I went in and helped you down with your panties and stuff and you sat up on the potty big as the world and went poo-poo all by yourself. I was so very proud of you. Then we washed our hands and put on a new pull-up and now I hear you watching Dora and playing in the living room. We are going to have to treat you extra special while you have the flu, not like how badly we treat you now, ha-ha. You're going to be even more spoiled than usual, though, and I hope that helps you feel better. Well, Mommy loves Rebecca!

Dear Becca,
            Your Mom must have been extremely tired this evening because she went to bed at 6:30 and is still fast asleep. It was just you and I most of the evening. After work I had asked Papaw if he could stop off at Krogers for me so I could get some hot dogs and some hot dog buns. That's what we had for supper. We all watched a little television and then I gave you a bath. While you were in the bath your Mom went to bed. I got you out and dried and dressed you for bed and then you hung out on my lap playing with your Mom's hand held computer. You announced that it was your favorite. Then we watched an episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, twice and then I put you to bed. I have never known you to go to sleep so easy. You asked for a story then changed your mind and decided you wanted a lullaby instead. I sang you a Hush Little Baby, which is your favorite, gave you a kiss and a hug and told you I loved you and started to leave. The only thing you said as I left was that you would see me tomorrow and I haven't heard a word from you since.
      You haven't been feeling that well these past few days. Yesterday daycare called and said that Momma was going to have to come get you because you had a temperature of 102. It freaked your Mom out. She had Mamaw watch you while she went to work but she left early to be with you. We got you some Tylenol Multi-symptom cold medicine and some regular Tylenol chewables. They seemed to bring your temperature down a bit. I gave you one and a half chewables when I got home and the other half when I put you to bed.
      Your Mom was supposed to post a blog post today but I suppose she was just too tired. Her belly is getting bigger with your new brother or sister and her body is stretching in ways that are painful for her. Well, it's fortyfive minutes past my bedtime and I still need to take a shower so I will close out this post. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Becca,
            We all had a pretty nice weekend. Friday you & I went to get some cash from the ATM to pay the daycare for Thursday because we have ran out of checks. We stopped for automobile fuel and then we went to give the daycare their money. You thought you were going to stay and you cried and hung on to my neck with your head nestled into my chest. After we left you were fine. We then went to Wal-Mart in Lawrenceburg and got a bunch of groceries, two new summer dresses, insoles for my work shoes, and a gallon of bubbles. We went home and blew bubbles for awhile until I got too cold. You wanted to stay outside but I was cold so we went in. Mom showed up shortly thereafter and we had tomato soup and grilled cheese grilled on our George Foreman grill. You stayed up later then usual and went to bed.
      Saturday was a pretty typical Saturday. Mom went to work and I stayed home with you. Later in the day Mamaw & Papaw called and told me to look outside and there was a strange brand new Nissan Pathfinder. It looked exactly like Aunt Lynn & Uncle Rodney's new Pathfinder but it was silver. It turns out that Mamaw & Papaw had went out and bought one nearly exactly like it. You and I took a little ride in it and you announced that you liked Mamaw's new truck better than her van. I think she does too.
      Turns out that Mom got Sunday off so I stayed up late and slept in. You got up at your regular time and Mom got up with you. The weather was pretty nice this morning so she took you outside and let you ride your tricycle that Santa brought you this past Christmas and then the two of you went to the backyard. You wanted me out there too so she came and woke me up. I went outside and played with you in the backyard while Mom went the grocery store to buy stuff to fix on the grill. She came home and we had grilled burgers, chips, mac & cheese, cottage cheese and soda for lunch. You went down very easily for your nap after lunch and your Mom and I watched some television in peace. You woke up and we had a grand time with you for the rest of the day.
      Well, it's late and I have to take a shower and go to bed so I will close out this post. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Becca,
            Look at you, ain't you beautiful. That's what you said to Mom today when you came into the living room today wearing two shirts that you put on yourself. You just now came in here with your pajama bottoms on your head with the legs hanging down on each side of your head and announced that you were a bunny. Mom & I both laughed heartily. We took some pictures of you and then I told you I was going to sit down and write you a blog. You thought that was a fabulous idea. You rushed across the room and brought me one of your wooden blocks and told me you wanted me to write you that block. We've been writing all over your block with a green crayola. You are so much fun.
      Last night was kind of rough for all of us. For some strange reason you didn't want to sleep at all last night. You started out just hollering for Momma & Daddy. Momma thought maybe you would drift off to sleep if you had a movie to look at. I went into your bedroom and put on a movie for you and left. That's when you started screaming. Eventually Momma couldn't take it any longer so she went into your room and laid down on your bedroom floor and started to watch the movie with you but that didn't work either. She left and you started screaming again. We even tried to let you sleep with us but you kept trying to kick Mom's pregnant tummy and we couldn't have that so we had to put you back in your room. Eventually at around three this morning you went to sleep. Mom said you woke up around your normal time and didn't take a nap. You're a little stopped up right now but I don't see how that could cause the kind of problems we had last night. Mom said if you have another night like last night she is going to take you to see the pediatrician.
      Granny comes home from the hospital Monday. We'll get to see her a whole lot more when she does but I don't think Mamaw feels like she is ready to come home just yet. I'm hoping she will feel more at ease at her own home even though I don't think she likes it as much living in the house as much as she liked living in her own apartment.
      You're sitting on your picnic rug eating cheese slices and watching Max & Ruby on Television right now. I don't know what we would do without TiVo. We've always got your favorite shows ready to go for you. When I was growing up I only got to watch cartoons on Saturday Morning. I've told you all about the Saturday morning cartoons from years gone by. Now there's cartoons on twenty-four hours a day on three or four channels. When I was growing up we only had three channels to watch; when the weather was clear we could get four or five whereas you have access to over a hundred channels. You picked a good time to be a toddler.
      Well, I'm gonna close out this "block" now. If I can talk your Mom into it maybe this weekend we'll go get you another pair of earrings. You lost the $100 pair I got for mom that she couldn't wear and the next pair we tried irritated your ears so we had to take them out and let your ears heal. I think they look and feel fine but what does Daddy know about earring holes. I've never had my ear pierced; Papaw would have ripped it out the hard way. I hope your holes haven't closed up yet. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Becca,
            Well, it looks like the tab key is working now. I'm getting this laptop pretty well put together. I've had lots of fun doing it too. There's been some frustration but the frustration only makes success that much sweeter.
      What went on this week? Let me see. Monday, as you know I got this new laptop and on Tuesday I went out by myself after work and bought some milk and some Chinese food from Wok n' Go. I brought it home and you set up the TV tray in the kitchen and set up two chairs and you & I sat there and shared some Chinese food. It was fun.
      Wednesday was something special and not just because it was Valentines Day. There was snow in the forecast for early Wednesday morning and your Mom had an appointment with her ob/gyn; she didn't really want to try to drive in potentially treacherous conditions so she asked me to take off work and take her to her appointment. I was only too happy to because I wanted to be there for your new baby brother or sister's ultrasound. We got up that morning and sure enough the cars where covered in ice. We took you to daycare and we were on our way to the doctor's office. The roads didn't seem too bad at first but when were almost at the doctor's office we had quite a scare. I was braking at a light at the end of Lane Allen Rd. where it crosses Nicholasville Rd. and I started to slide. There were cars in front of us and I was sliding right towards them. I guided the truck toward the curb because I didn't want to hit the cars in front of us. I was going to take it up on the curb if I had to. I was also at the same time trying to get control of the vehicle. I let off the brake and started tapping lightly and I got it under control well before we came to the cars in front of us or the curb. It wasn't really that close but it certainly was scary. Your Mom told me that she felt vindicated about asking me to drive her and I have to agree. While your Mom is an excellent driver, I don't believe I would trust her in icy conditions simply because she has never driven when it was icy.
      We got to the doctor's office and went in for our ultrasound. I watched the monitor as the tech looked for your little sibling and when I saw the actual shape of a baby I hollered out in glee. It was just so amazing. As we watched our youngest child on the screen, lo and behold, he or she turned over and we could see it as plain as if she or he were laying next to us. That's something I will never forget. We found out that she was about a week farther along than we had originally been led to believe. She is now thirteen weeks pregnant. That puts her due date around August 22nd or 23rd. The doctor told us he planned on scheduling a c-section and that is usually done two weeks before the due date so that puts it around August 9th. Pretty cool, huh?
      After we got out of the doctor we went to Red Lobster for a Valentines Day lunch. We both had a very nice lunch and then we went to Staples where I purchased a tiny mouse for the new laptop and then on to Thornton's where they had a good deal on laptop carrying cases. then we came home and watched a television show and then I went to get Sissy from her orthodontist and your Mom went to pick you up from daycare.
      I forget what happened Thursday and not much happened Friday.
      We got our tax return this past Friday and now it's all gone. We gave it all to Mamaw & Papaw for things dealing with this house.
      Well, I'm going to close out this post. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Becca,
               Guess where I am sitting as I type this blog post. I am sitting in my recliner. We got our new laptop today and I am setting it up. You are on your picnic rug eating cheetos and your Mom is laying on the couch. She found out today that she has a torn tendon in her knee and she can't take painkillers because she is pregnant.
      The tab key isn't working. I'll figure it out later. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca,
                  I should be in bed already because I have to readjust to first shift. They are sending us back a week earlier than planned. I'll be glad to have my evenings with you again instead of my computer. Speaking of computers, we are expecting the laptop Monday; I'm excited!
      Gotta hit the proverbial hay before you wake up again. You haven't slept well tonight. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca & Sibling,
               Hello children. That is one huge step I just took. We have another Ultrasound Wednesday and I am still holding my breath until I see the 'sibling' on the screen. I know everything is OK but I still can't let myself breathe easy until the 3 month mark, which, by the way, is also on Wednesday. The other huge step that I took today is the fact that I bought myself a Maternity Shirt. It's pink and awfully cute. It says "Beauty, Brains, & Belly". There is another one out there I want to get on Wednesday that says "Expecting Greatness".
      Rebecca, right now you are taking a bath. You told me that I had to 'Go Away'. So I slipped around the corner to write you this blog and I keep hollering at you to say something to me and you are getting very aggravated. I can't say I blame you. If I was trying to relax in a warm bath I'd want to be left alone, too. We had a pretty good day together, you and I. When you got up this morning we spent an hour filling out your Valentine Cards and now they are all over the house. I'm going to have to gather them up. You had big fun putting the stickers on the cards. Then we got Daddy up for some lunch then we all laid down to take a nap. When Daddy got up to leave for work, He dropped his wallet out of his pocket and we had to take it to him at work and put it in his truck. We also bought him a water and a Newspaper and we were well on our way home when discovered we hadn't left the wallet in his truck after all. We got back just in time to see your dear old Dad on his break. He was glad to see us, as always. We were glad to see him too. Then we made our way home and we stopped at K-Mart to have us some dinner and pick up the aforementioned Maternity Shirt. You ate a whole hot dog (well, the weenie of it) and some fries. I had a hamburger and a few fries and the rest of your cookie, which I should not have done. I just stood there mindlessly munching after you handed me your cookie and started playing with the toys. You've had three large poo-poos today so I reckon you must have a little bug or you must have eaten something that disagreed with you. You just told me a moment ago after I had to pause this blog and get you out of the tub that your butt hurt. I would imagine it does. I put some thick lotion and powder on your bottom but I don't know how well that helped you. You don't seemed to be unable to eat though, so I am not too worried about it. You just asked me for some more dry Peanut Butter Captain Crunch. You are watching your nightly episode of Max & Ruby.
      With you, Rebecca, I craved Fried Chicken. I never really cared for Fried Chicken all that much until I got pregnant with you. Then one day we had some at church and I couldn't get enough of it. I know everybody thought I was a hog over in the corner with an entire 8-piece bucket. I didn't particularly care, though. I wanted us some fried chicken! I also used to sneak and spread peanut butter on the fried chicken. I know people with think that is gross, maybe a little weird, but not nearly as weird as this: Right now, I am craving Close-Up toothpaste. I know that I can't eat the stuff, so I just brush my teeth with it as often as I can. Also, I would love to take a big honking bite out of a bounce sheet. Yes, a bounce sheet. I think they smell good enough to eat. Of course, I didn't feel that way before I was pregnant with your sibling, Rebecca. And of course, I know better than to take any bites out of any sort of dryer sheet. The only other food I seem to want to eat is something that I really can't tolerate because of the gestational diabetes: Cereal. Cereal is chocked-full of carbohydrates. I can tolerate about a half a serving size with some milk and that's it. Any more than that and my sugar shoots to the moon. Oh well. I reckon I will have to put off my cereal cravings until after you are born, 'Sibling'. I can't wait to know what you are; I hate calling you that. Of course, after you are born, I will probably no longer crave cereal.
      Well, it's almost time for Rebecca to go to bed so I had better sign off of here for now. Mommy loves Rebecca - and her Sibling!

Dear Rebecca,
                  I'm very sorry I couldn't go with you & Mom to see Granny on her birthday. I called and wished her a happy birthday but it just wasn't the same.
      We're now in the coldest stretch of winter we have seen all year long. The roads were supposed to get bad yesterday so instead of you going to day care I took you with me to work so you could ride home with Papoo. First we stopped by Professional Optical and they said all they had to do was order me another arm for it. They put one similar on until the new one comes in so I can now wear the glasses. We walked in and even though it's been a long time since you were there you remembered that they have toys. You told me you were going to go play. While I waited for them to fix my glasses I watched you play with a Jack in the Box and big Legos. After they had my glasses fixed I told you it was time to go and for you to put the toys up and you did it without even the slightest whimper. There were other people in there and I was so proud of what a well behaved little angel you were at that moment. It wasn't that way earlier in the day. I told you it was time to come and get your shoes on and you told me no; you were playing. I hollered at you and started counting and the next thing I saw was you swinging around the corner and running up the hall as fast as your legs would take you. I really didn't like you telling me "No".
      As I was saying, when we got to the factory after we had my glasses fixed I got you our and proceeded to take the car seat out and when I turned around you were laid down in the parking lot making a snow angel. We were on the extreme far end of the lot and it was way before anyone gets off work. That's why I was comfortable turning my back on you. Still I took you over to the grass so you could make your snow angels there. You had big fun making your angels and making snow balls. You like making snow balls. You tried to do it the other day but you didn't have any mittens so your Mom put some socks on your hands but that didn't work out as well as you would have liked. We bought you some mittens the next day. I told you to wait for Papoo to come out of the factory and to throw snow balls at him. You thought that was a grand idea. It was such a funny site. Papoo cam out like with his lunch box and trudged toward his automobile like he has for the past thirty years but this time there was a little two year old girl slinging snow at him. I wish I had brought my camera. It was such a sight.
      You are spending the night with Mamaw & Papaw right now. I know that your Mom misses you but I also know she will appreciate the chance to sleep in. You told your Mom last night on the phone that you didn't want to come home, you wanted to spend the night down there and so you did. Yesterday before your Mom went to work she gave you an ice cream cone and as you were happily licking away on it I asked what you loved better, Daddy or Ice cream. You aid ice cream. I assumed you would say that about anybody so I asked you what you loved better, Momma or ice cream and you said Momma. You are a mischievous little thing. You were just teasing Daddy because I know that you love me.
      Mom had some cramping last night and it concerned her a bit. She said it hurt but there wasn't any bleeding. She seamed cool about it. I on the other hand was freaking out. SHe called her ob/gyn's office and they told her that since we have already seen a viable pregnancy in her uterus and she has had a c-section that it was more than likely her expanding uterus pressing against the scar tissue from the c-section she had with you. That made me feel so much better. I'm looking forward to being a Daddy again. I know your Mom was kind of upset that I didn't get all excited and happy when we first found out but I am certainly excited and happy now.
      Well, it's almost six in the morning and I should have already been in bed so I will close this post out. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca,
                     Today is Granny's 90th birthday. We all went up to the hospital and stayed with her for most of the day, except for Daddy who did not go with us because he had to work. I know he wishes he could have been there, though.
                     You and I made Granny a cake for her birthday and it was a big hit. Mamaw had two store bought cakes but everyone was more impressed with your cake. You were the star of the show as usual. I think Granny had a real good birthday but like I told Mamaw, we could have all left and just left you there and that would have been perfectly fine with Granny. She only had eyes for you today. You love her dearly and she feels the same way about you. You were surprisingly well-behaved and I was really proud of you. Everyone thought you were super cute, all of the nurses and CNA's did too. You told Uncle Mike that everyone makes over you. He said he had to agree. You are so funny sometimes.
                  You got to sit up on Granny's bed and help her blow her candles out, and you also got to eat a big rose icing off of Granny's cake. She couldn't concentrate on opening her presents for staring at you. Granny loves you so much, little girl. No one got any attention from Granny today but you. You mean the world to Granny and I adore that.
                  You rode with Mamaw on the way home and well stopped at DQ for a late supper. Mamaw treated us so that was nice. You had a hot dog that you didn't eat along with some french fries that you also didn't eat and an ice cream cone treat that you also didn't eat. You also had a massive poo-poo, or what you call a "Monster Poo-Poo" at the DQ and they didn't have any changing tables. So I just had to have you bend over and wipe you over and over and over again there. Then I had to half-way wrap you up in a diaper so that I didn't have to fully undress you just to get your pull-up on. Needless to say, that was quite an excercise trying to get cleaned up, wrapped up and bundled up in a unequipped bathroom. We got on our merry way and your rode home with Mamaw and we all met up here at our humble abode. Thats when I plopped you in the bathtub to finish cleaning you up from our DQ fiasco and I noticed that you had red splotches all over your chest and back. I freaked out and called Mamaw who thought you had the measles or the chicken pox and to be honest, that's what I was thinking, too. But I called Pediatric and Associates after hours and they said they thought it was a viral rash and that you needed to stay away from other children and especially pregnant women. Well I informed her that there was no avoiding being in contact with at least one pregnant woman, which is, me.
              After your bath, I got you all dried off and lotioned up and got you some chocolate milk and you watched Max & Ruby. Then we brushed your teeth and put you to bed and you didn't have much trouble going. Before bed though I gave you a dose of benadryl because the nurse said that would be alright and she also said if you got too itchy we could rub you down with 1% hydrocotrisone cream. She doesn't seem to think that much is going to amount of it but to call her back if you get a fever or the spots get purple or blood colored. I hope they don't, but I am not sending you to daycare tomorrow just in case. I am going to send you to Papoo because he likes hanging out with you. Also, if you are contagious I really don't want any of the other kids getting it. Well little girl, I just checked my sugar and it was 120, which is perfect for two hours after a meal. I am going to go give myself my shot, have my snack and hit the hay. I am flat exhausted. Remember, Mommy (and your Great Granny) loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca,
                  Hey, little girl of mine. I am really very tired right now. I came home Friday night from work and set about playing on the computer and I really got into some serious stuff and it got later and later but I just wasn't tired at all. I ended up laying down at around 6:30 Saturday morning but I still couldn't sleep. You and your Mom woke up and she went off to work. A little later as I was fixing your breakfast she showed up took you to work with her for a couple of hours so I could get some sleep. You came back around noon. We had some lunch and watched an episode or two of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, that's a cartoon we both like about a foster home for imaginary friends owned by old Mrs. Foster. We both get a kick out of it. After we watched Foster's we both laid down for a nap. I have been so screwed up with my sleeping this weekend.
      We all went to the grocery store yesterday afternoon. You broke my glasses that I just got in December. You really shouldn't have been able to break them so easy so it really wasn't your fault. Luckily I can wear my safety glasses from work until we get my street glasses fixed or replaced. I am going to take them back to Professional Optical Tuesday and see if there's anything they can do. I really don't want to have to purchase another set of frames. I don't think that would be fair since I haven't had these glasses that long anyway.
      Your Mom and I took turns taking a nap when we got home from the grocery store while you, who needs it most because you are two, didn't nap at all yesterday. We were going to watch Super Bowl XLI together but your Mom said she was real sleepy so I told her she could stay in bed and she was very grateful. She didn't care anything about football anyway. I sat down to watch it with a bowl of the chili your Mom made for us and some Frito's Corn Chips. I watched the first ten minutes or so and then, since I was watching this on TiVo I fast forwarded through it until I saw the score change and then I would look at what happened and then run it forward again. I watched some of the Super Bowl commercials and then I got up to come in here and play on the computer. I think I am computered out this weekend. I did an overhaul of your online photo album and I deleted lots of stuff that I haven't worked on in years and never will again and I changed locations for all of my pages.
      I also purchased a new laptop computer with the new Windows Vista operating system from Dell. I'm using Windows XP on our desktop computer which is also a Dell. As I was shopping for the laptop I saw where they had a Palm Z22 for well under a hundred dollars so I purchased that as well. I think both your Mom & I both are more excited about the Palm than about the laptop. We plan on getting Pocket Quicken and American Baby pregnancy tracking software to go with it. It comes with just about everything else your Mom may need. I just checked and it has already shipped. I just hope someone is at home to pick it up when it comes in.
      Later today after I get up and get ready we are all going to see Granny. At the moment she is still at St. Joseph's but she is scheduled to go to the Cardinal Hill rehab floor at Good Samaritan Hospital where I was born. It's her 90th birthday today. Your Mom made a cake for her but it came apart so we are eating on it. I think she's going to make another one later this morning. We probably need to stop by Sav-a-lot and buy some paper plates and plastic forks. I'm sure she will have lots of visitors and I'm sure they will want to share her birthday cake.
      You will be happy to note that w.bloggar is now posting to this blog website. Before we had to go to blogger.com and do in manually. I know you don't care about this or even know what I am talking about since it's all ancient 2007 technology. I just wanted to mention it because I'm excited about it.
      I'm done. I'm going to watch some television and go to bed. Daddy loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca,
                        Tonight I got off work early so that I could go pick you up at the daycare. I was so very happy to see you because I had missed you terribly all day. All I wanted to do today was to stay home and play in the snow with you. Unfortunately my time was demanded elsewhere and I didn't get to do that. I miss you so when I am away from you, especially on days like today. You have never really seen very much snow and you were quite enthralled with it. You kept trying to eat it off the car.
                        Anyway today you went to day care and I know you had fun. When you asked where we were going this morning and I told you that I was going to the doctor you informed me that you were going to work, you were going to work at the day cae. You are funny little thing sometimes. You got to stay with Papaw and Mamaw yesterday afternoon and I know you really enjoyed that. You haven't been getting to see very much of them since Granny has been in the hospital. When they brought you home you just had to doctor them with your doctor kit. You gave Mamaw a pill and told her it was an old pill and that now she could die. We all had a big laugh out of that. I had to give Mamaw some Coffee Mate for her coffee and I told her not to get pulled over because the cops would think that powdery white stuff was something illegal. I put it in a little baggie for her.
                           When we got home today we had a supper of Mac & Cheese and Tuna, and a side of Peas. We also had some Diet V8 Splash which is pretty tasty if I do say so myself. You kept calling it your good juice. Then we played in the floor after I cleaned up the kitchen some then we got you dressed in your jammies and we cuddled under your pink blanky on the couch watching Spongebob until Daddy called. Then we got your teeth brushed and got your milk shook and made chocolate. You like to "Shake milk and make it chocate" as you say. Now you are resting quietly and I am trying to post a little blog before I lay down for the night. It will be soon because I have to work tomorrow. I just wanted you to know how much I missed you today. Mommy loves Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca,
                  Greetings & salutations, Rebecca Lynn Lanham. Your Mom found out the other day that she had gestational diabetes. We knew she was going to get it but we were kind of surprised that it came on so soon in her pregnancy. Just like when she was pregnant with you she has become a food nazi. She must count or measure everything that goes in her mouth and nothing does go into her mouth until she has taken her glucose levels. I am very proud of the way your Mom handles herself when she is pregnant. It all goes back to the fact that she is a very good mother, even before her children are born.
      I got our taxes filed and the IRS and the KRS has already accepted both our federal and state returns respectively. The program says we should be getting our return around the ninth of this month but last year we got it about a week later than the program said we would. I expect to get our return around the fifteenth of the month. We're gonna get back $3,012 dollars. We have decided to keep the twelve dollars so we can go out and paint the town red or maybe a very pale pink on that kind of money. We have to give the rest of it to Mamaw & Papaw for taxes and insurance on our house, plus whatever is left over for emergencies that we might run into.
      Well, Not a whole lot else has happened the past few days. I'll close out this post now. Daddy loves Rebecca!