Where Did The Week Go?

I just realized that it has been a week+ since my last post! I'd like to tell you that something exciting has been happening to keep me away from the computer, but alas no. The girls were sick last week. Jasmine started with a fever on Tuesday and Addison joined her on Thursday. I believe the girls had Roseola. The symptoms for Roseola are high fever for three days and then at the end of the fever they break out in to a rash. This is pretty much what happened...Jasmine added a little vomiting to the mix as well! From what I read, it is only contagious before symptoms appear - thus it can be spread willy nilly! Apparently, since it usually only affects 0-3 year olds, adults don't tend to get sick, but can be excellent carriers/transmitters of this wonderful illness - so I was homebound as well.

On top of that craziness, I had a TON of things to get up on Ebay so they'd be finished listing and shipped before we left for vacation! In just a little while, we'll be going to lake house in Branson for week for the Baker family reunion. Alex is so looking forward to the week off of work, and I am SOO looking forward to not being the solitary adult with two one year old children! : ) Needless to say, on Sunday I requested a little "out of the house by myself time" since I'd been a shut-in all week. I went to Goodwill and purged our house of some clutter (seem to go at least once a month!), then to Plato's closet (addicted to used clothes - but realized teenagers and I don't wear the same kind of pants - no more low-rise for a body that has carried twins), and finished off with some browsing at Target.


Jasmine has been taking some more independent steps lately, but still crawls a majority of the time! Hard to know when to say she is "officially walking". Addie, however, is RUNNING! We put on some sandals she got for her birthday from our friends the Zieglers. They squeak eack time you step on the heel. When we put them on Addie, she ran around and around and around the house - giggling like crazy!


We also believe they've said their first words this week. Early this week, I was pointing out that Tinsley had crawled under Jasmine's crib and was peeking out from the dust ruffle. Jasmine pointed and said "Tinsley" (in a babified version of course). Addie has said, "Baby" when my mom handed her a little doll at their house on Saturday night. It is so exciting to hear them saying words - you never quite know what they'll say next!


I took this picture peeking around the corner from the kitchen. The girls are using everything they can to try and climb! At one point this weekend, I looked in the playroom and they were both on this chair trying to climb into the window seat. They have yet to be successful, but they can climb into the upholstered chair in the same room. Once they get up, they sit back against the cushions with the biggest grins, like "I'm big stuff!" Jasmine will occasionally climb into the chair and pretend to read.



We took the girls swimming in our neighborhood pool for the first time this summer. They were completely unimpressed! They did not smile the entire time!!! We're guessing that after repeat exposure, they'll warm up to the idea. Although, I'm not too sure they'll warm up to the sunglasses.