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Happy FIRST Birthday!!!

From this little guy.... 7lbs 13oz


To this big boy!!!!

Playing outside

The children love to play outside. We obviously don't have a backyard or anything, but because we are in a ground floor apartment, they do get to play out front. And they love it!!! If they even heart the sliding glass door they come running. It's pretty cute. The other day they were out and Isaac was busying trying to chase the squirrels, as usual, and playing in the dirt. And Jazmine, who usually is the first one in the dirty trying to eat it, took a pointed rock, rubbed it in the dirt, then rubbed the rock on her face. She kept saying "For the lips, Mama. It's for the lips."

Here are a couple pics of Isaac all dirty, and then Jaz rubbing the rock on her face and the subsequent dirty face she left herself with.

*sniffle*

TWO more days......

Then I will officially be the mother of two toddlers. Kinda crazy!!!!

Sick babies

My poor babies are sick. Last Wednesday night, in the middle of the night, (like 2am) Isaac had a fever. He still had it when he woke up on Thursday and had it all day. It was only 100.5 most the day. Nothing major, and he was a little more cuddly, but wasn't acting sick so I assumed it was from teething. (He has 4 teeth coming in right now).

Then on Friday (when it was 100 degrees outside, LITERALLY) Jaz was a little lethargic, but I figured it was the heat. However, when I went to put sunblock on her in the afternoon because Daddy was on his way home and we were going grocery shopping she was BURNING UP!! So I took her temp and it was 101.4. I gave her some Tylenol and it came down a little. We went grocery shopping and came straight home.

Poor Jaz's temperature by dinner time was 102.9. She was miserable. (How terrible is that to have a FEVER when it is 100 degrees outside and not have air conditioning??) Poor girl!!

So, all weekend Jaz has had a fever. It hasn't been as high as it got Friday evening, but still a fever. Isaac got another fever yesterday. They are both so whiny and fussy. Isaac started getting all stuffed up yesterday and couldn't sleep very well last night since he had a hard time breathing. And Jaz and Isaac both started this AWFUL deep-in-the-chest cough this morning. Poor kids!! I hope they get to feeling better soon. It has been a looooong weekend.

Beginning the countdown...

...to Isaac's first birthday. In less than a week, my "baby" will be one. Where, I wonder, did the time go?????

Cute as can be!

Isaac has learned a few more things and words this past week or so. He starts dancing when you tell him to dance. He has found his nose. Whenever I say it he touches it. Although he only says "no" still. Working on the "se" part of the word. LOL!

The other one he learned to say is "rub rub". Jazmine loves lotion, and when I first let her have some in her hands, I taught her to "rub rub" and showed her how to rub her hands together. So now Jazmine calls lotion "rub rub". Well, Isaac now also calls it that. And every time he says it he actually rubs his hands together, too. It's pretty cute!! (We are working on Jaz calling it lotion...she just doesn't like the word...lol!)

Jazmine has started turning into a Little Miss Mommy. It's pretty cute. When Isaac wakes up from a nap, she tells me "I get him" and runs into the bedroom. She then grabs his hand as I lift him out of the crib. Then she gets all excited and says "I got him, Mommy!! I got him for you!" Also, in the bathtub, when Isaac stands up, she carefully wraps her arms around his waist and says "sit down, buddy" and pulls him down. And she is so gentle. She practically actually sits him down. The other thing she does is when they are playing outside in the "yard" if he starts to wander off, she runs to him and grabs his hand and leads him back to the porch saying "I got him, mommy."

Mothers Day

Yesterday was my third Mothers Day with Jazmine and my first with Isaac. It was a good day. We went to church in the morning. Jazmine loves going every week. And she does so good there. I watch her play and interact and she is so well behaved that I am so very proud of her. And her interaction there and at the playground is helping her to be a little more social just in general. Isaac stayed with me through the music (he LOVES music) then when he started getting restless I took him to the nursery. This was his second time there. Last week he lasted 10 minutes. This week, however, I kept watching the screen because I was sure they would page me but they never did. When I went to pick him up he was asleep on one of the volunteers shoulders. I guess he wasn't happy, but he never hit the 5 solid minutes of crying required to page a parent. The volunteer he was with was a younger male (mid 20's, maybe) and is the first male not daddy to be able to calm him down. I was impressed. He said he'd even help with Isaac next week. :)

Once we got home it was all about relaxing with the kids. We colored, went for a walk and played outside, and that was about it! I would say it was nothing special, but all the time I get to spend with those wonderful children is special. So I will just say that we didn't do anything exciting, but it was a fabulous day!

Thanks Ame!!

It's been awhile!

Sorry it's been so long since any updates or pics. My FABULOUS computer (not!) crashed. However, thanks to my wonderful brother I am back up and operating until I finally buy a new one.

We have been going to the Riverfront park alot more since the weather is trying to get better. That is a trip that requires the car so we do that whenever Lenny isn't working. The kids love it and we really like it too. Of course the kids and I still walk to the neighborhood park during the day weather permitting. Also, since we are on the ground floor and there is grass off of our patio, I am able to sit outside while the kids play. I can even be doing the dishes and they are less than 10 feet away. It is the kids new favorite thing to do while we are at home.

Isaac is teething like crazy again. One more new one through and two more working on cutting. Plus he has entered the TRUE temper tantrum phase. Both of those combined have equaled some fun times!

Jazmine somehow has started the "I want" phase. Not sure where she learned it. Add to that the whiny phase. Ugh! One child and their phases is enough, but both of them in such cranky times....I have definately had my fair share of headaches this past week!