Birthday Follow-up

Well, I had a good, fairly uneventful birthday. We went to the Blackfoot vs. Preston soccer game so Jason could see some of his wrestlers and fellow coaches. Then we came home and my sister Monica and her 5 kids had come and brought cake with them. So we cooked pizza and ate cake. Here are some pictures from the party:

The cake Monica made for me with the fire on top. (Jason got me a pie but it was still cooking in the oven so we ate that later.) BTW, I blew out all the candles in one try. But I forgot to make a wish before doing it. Oh well!
Opening the gift from my mom - a really nice soft bathrobe. I was excited!

My gift from Jason. When I opened it, I said, "Oooo, hellooo Tom!" My nephews in the background didn't fully understand why this was cool.

The gift from my girls - chocolate! Looks like I'm bringin' em up right!

No, but the story does not end there! After the party, Monica left and I put my girls in the tub. I got them all ready for bed and we read scriptures and said prayers. As I was walking out of the room, I heard Becca make "that sound." I turned the light on and found that she had just puked all over her bed. Great! It wouldn't have been SO bad but I had just washed all her bedding that day! Jason said, "Of course, who wants to puke on DIRTY sheets?" It just can't ever be the easy way! So I rush her to the bathroom where she continued to puke on the floor and in the toilet. I throw her back in the tub since that is the only way to really clean them up and bath her again. Meanwhile, Jason's parents have called to wish me happy birthday and I tell them that Becca has just given me another little present and I'll have to call them back in a little bit. I get Becca in bed but she's upset because she doesn't have her blanket. I convince her that I'll bring it to her when it gets out of the dryer.

Somewhere around 1:30am, Becca starts to cry. I go in and realize that she is going to puke. So I rush her to the bathroom (protect that bedding!) where she pukes all over the floor. While she cries, I clean it up and decide that we'll both sleep on the couch so I can get her a bowl the next time. She hasn't gone to sleep an hour later and is sitting on my lap. She gives no warning signs and proceeds to puke all over me and herself. Great! Luckily I just got a new bathrobe for my birthday! =) So I go and change me clothes and leave the dirty ones in the bathroom (the bathroom now REALLY stinks of vomit) and leave Becca just in a diaper. I finally get her asleep around 3:30 am and I crash as best a pregnant woman on a couch can crash. Needless to say, I am quite the zombie today because then both girls were awake at a bright and cheerful 7:00 am. Oh, how I wish that were more like 9:00 am but that's motherhood! So, thanks for all the Happy Birthday wishes and may your own birthdays not end with such a bang! =)