It's safe to say that there are now 2 walkers in our house. I finally got Fischer on video... he's very slow and cautious, but very proud! :)

I think Fischer is finally on the mend. He ate his breakfast this morning, and drank almost an entire sippy cup of water, which is more than he drank all day yesterday! I tried giving him Pedialyte but he refused to drink that. Unfortunately, I think he shared his germs with Addison. Hopefully by tomorrow, everyone will be back to normal! These stomach bugs are no fun!

I am wondering if teething played a part of how bad Fischer felt. He was pretty fussy yesterday, as was Addison.  He opened his mouth wide enough at one point yesterday that I could see towards the back, and I saw a white spot. I was able to get my finger in and sure enough, Fischer had his first molar!! Last night, after bath time, he was really upset. Again, crying so hard that his mouth was wide open. I looked in there again and saw 2 more white spots. Yep, he got a total of 3 molars in one day. Poor thing. At least we got 3 out of the way in 1 day, which brings his total to 11 teeth. Hopefully it won't be as bad when Addison gets hers.

On another note, I became a member of the zoo today, so I'm excited to start taking Addison and Fischer there more!

Poor Fischer. For the past few days, we've been trying extra hard to get him to eat. He has eaten a little bit, but nowhere near what we are used to him eating.  Then today, he drank half of his milk, and Scott put him in his crib for a nap. We then heard him get sick. He definitely has an upset stomach, and I feel so guilty that I didn't know, and that I was trying so hard to make him eat. He has also been fussier than normal the past couple of days. It all makes sense now that I know his stomach is upset.

He had some toast tonight for dinner, and we are hoping he wakes up feeling all better tomorrow.  He hasn't had a fever, and we are hoping it stays that way. We are also hoping that whatever this is isn't contagious, and Addison will stay healthy!

I did let them watch a little extra TV today since Fischer was feeling so yucky. He loves TV, especially Mickey Mouse, Veggie Tales, Sid the Science Kid and the Food Network (just like his Daddy). Addison likes TV, but she will watch for a few minutes, then play with something else for awhile, then watch a little more TV.  Fischer will sit there, mesmerized, until the show is over. They normally watch one episode of one of these shows per day, while I am trying to get some housework done. I press play and have 30 minutes to get whatever I can done! :) Just the other day, I said "Do you want to watch Mickey?" and Fischer crawled as fast as he could to the TV and started screaming... I think he was saying "Hurry up, Mom!!"

Here they are, watching some Mickey.

Things have been busy around here, but we are finally unpacked and settled in our new house.  Addison and Fischer have been playing hard, as usual! Last night, I put together a new toy for them (with minimal help from Scott!) for them to wake up to this morning. A Mother's Day gift from me to them, I guess. :) They had fun playing with that all day today!

The toy has a little mail box on the right (with the yellow door) and it has 3 little plastic "letters" that go inside.  This morning, Fischer got one out of the mailbox, handed it to me and said "opa." It took me a few seconds, but I finally realized he was telling me to open the letter! He later walked over to the baby gate and said "opa" as he was pulling on it. He definitely knows what open means!

Unfortunately, Addison had a fever today of 100.8. We gave her some Tylenol and she took a nap and woke up feeling much better. We aren't sure what caused it, as she wasn't fussy at all. She was very tired and just wanted to lay down. We are wondering if she's getting a new tooth.  Here she is cuddling with her Daddy before her nap.

Tonight, Scott cooked a yummy Mother's Day dinner that included clam chowder and grilled shrimp.  Addison and Fischer both tried the clam chowder, and really liked it. Addison ate a couple little pieces of shrimp, but Fischer wouldn't eat his.  On that note, Fischer wouldn't eat much of anything today. He chose to play with his food instead. Fischer seems to be getting pickier by the day. We are hoping this is just a phase and that he will start eating better soon. Here is his tray, and Addison's clean tray after dinner.

I actually got them to sit still with me this afternoon just long enough for Scott to take a Mother's Day picture!

A few other updates:  Addison is walking faster and faster all the time. She has tried running a couple of times but always ends up on the floor. Fischer is taking more and more steps, and it's obvious he now wants to walk!

They are both wearing size 4 diapers now.  We ran out of size 3 and we have a closet full of size 4 diapers (thanks, Mom!) so we decided to give those a try. They are a little big on Fischer, but fit Addison pretty well. So, as long as we don't have any leaks or anything like that, we'll just keep using those!

One last picture for tonight...one of Addison's favorite things to do now is to climb on the chair, look out the window, and say "bye bye" over and over. :)

We went to the zoo today, and Addison and Fischer were much more into the animals than last time, which was all the way back in October!

We went with my friend and her daughter, Rylan, who is 2 months younger than Addison and Fischer. It was funny watching the 3 of them together - they kept trying to hold hands in the strollers. Fischer had a good time pointing out his favorite fish... I think he was trying to impress Rylan.

I am looking forward to more trips to the zoo. I like it just as much as Addison and Fischer!

Fischer has taken an interest in walking again. I guess he noticed how much fun Addison is having and wants to join in. He is taking more and more steps, so I think there will be two walking babies around here very soon.

On a not so fun note, we have a little biting problem with Fischer. He has bitten Addision several times and left bruises.  He tried to bite Rylan today at the zoo. Luckily I caught him in time. I've been researching how to handle this online, but am open to any suggestions on how to handle this. This is not a fun habit!

Addison was worn out after our fun time this morning!

Scott got a new toy, and decided he'd share it with Addison and Fischer. They even got to go on a short ride, and both seemed to like it.

A few other updates: Addison's 8th tooth is coming in. We also finally have her "condition" taken care of. The apple juice didn't work... she refused to drink it if it wasn't almost completely diluted, and it gave her really bad diaper rash. So, after talking to the doctor, we decided to try her on Miralax. After playing with the dosage amounts, we finally got results last night, and Addison seems much happier!

Also, Addison is now officially a toddler. She is walking across rooms now!

We have moved, and are still unpacking. I am looking forward to being done and settled.  Luckily, we have two very willing helpers!

We made sure to get the living room cleared out and set up first so Addison and Fischer would have somewhere to play! They are liking their new playroom so far.

They also helped us get some stuff at Lowe's.