I'm happy to report that Fischer's fever is gone, and has been since yesterday. His 4th molar (bringing him to a total of 12 teeth!) broke through, so we think that could have caused his fever. Addison, however, had a very high fever tonight. It got up to 103.5, and she got sick once after having some milk. We gave her Tylenol, and Scott gave her a bath to try and cool her of a bit, and by the time she went to bed her fever was down to 101. I spoke with a night nurse and she told me what to watch for and what to do if the fever got that high again. It was scary because it got really high, really fast, and we weren't (and still aren't) sure why. Hopefully she will wake up tomorrow fever-free!

I'm ashamed to admit that it's June 5th, and I have yet to take one picture this month. This is so unlike me, so I plan on taking a lot tomorrow to make up for it!

Addison has mastered (almost) a new skill. She's been working on it for quite some time, and yesterday, she finally did it. Now, our lives will never be the same.... :) I found her up on the chair twice this morning after briefly leaving the room, so we will probably end up removing the ottoman until she can get down on her own.

They both amaze me with the new skills they seem to learn each day. They are both doing their shape puzzle, and shape sorters quite well now, and are making animal and car matches on their magnet sets. If I'm out of the room, I can hear the song play when they make a match, but if I'm in the room, they act like they need my help. Usually after a little prompting, they will do it on their own in front of me!

In addition to skills, they are both saying a few new words. Fischer has started to say "oh no," "oh yeah," and "go." Addison says "box" and "beep beep." They will mostly repeat things we say, but will on occasion say things without hearing us say it first. Addison likes to grab door knobs now while saying "bye bye." Soon, they will both be tall enough to actually turn the door knobs!

Fischer was feeling a little out of sorts yesterday, but seems a little better this morning. He had a runny nose and his temperature got up to 102 by last night. It is always a little alarming when a fever gets that high in such a short amount of time. Luckily, after several doses of tylenol, the fever seems to be gone. Hopefully we can all stay healthy!!

Addison and Fischer had the best time with their shorts... They kept laughing, the taking them off, then trying to put them back on. It was pretty funny.  Fischer eventually got tired and laid down with his. :)

The past few nights, Addison and Fischer have been having book time in their cribs after baths. They actually sit there very quietly and "read." I tried taking a picture without disturbing them, so it's hard to see Addison in the back crib. It's so cute to watch them though, and I can only hope they always love to read as much as I do!

Tuesday night, I went to my first Columbia Area Moms of Multiples meeting. I went to a few in Charleston before the babies were born, and never made it back to another one after they arrived. So, I wanted to make it a point to go to the Columbia one this month.  It was fun and I met a lot of nice women! I am looking forward to going again!

Scott decided to take Friday afternoon off, so our holiday weekend started a little early.  Scott took Addison and Fischer to lunch, and to do some other things, while I stayed home and worked on a few projects. Then later that night, I got another break and went to see a movie for the first time since last June. I almost forgot how much I love seeing movies in the theater!

Saturday morning, my parents came for a quick one night visit. As usual, Addison and Fischer loved the extra attention, and we all had a nice, relaxing time!

In between thunderstorms on Saturday, we went over to Jim and Dianne's house to look at all of the flowers they've planted - it looks like it should be in a magazine! Addison loves going over there because they have a lot of dogs, and she loves dogs! We took a family picture with the flowers as a background, and their dog Raven decided to join us. Raven is Addison's favorite, and I think Raven is pretty fond of Addison too.

As soon as we got there, Addison took off chasing Raven and Coco...

Fischer immediately found the sprinkler, so Scott turned it on for him and he had a blast playing in the water. He loves playing in water!

Here are Addison, Fischer and Raven playing together.

Yesterday, we spent the day relaxing at home, and gearing up for our big outing this morning! We decided to try out Addison and Fischer's new floats and went swimming at Jim and Dianne's lake lot on Lake Wateree. We ate lunch there, then headed home for the rest of the day. Our original plan was for Scott to get in the water with them, while I took pictures and just watched them have fun (I'm not a huge fan of lake swimming).  Once we got them in the water though, Addison was crying (we think because the water was a little cold at first) so I decided to get in so we could each swim around with one baby.  After a couple of minutes, she was loving it. We stayed in the water for about 30 minutes and we all had a great time. We'll definitely be doing it again soon!

Even though it stormed everyday over the weekend, we managed to get in a lot of outside time in between storms.

In other news, Addison's 9th tooth has broken through - the first of her molars. I'm pretty sure she's getting another one tonight because she's been crying on and off for the past hour. Fischer still has 11 teeth but I think his 12th (his 4th molar) will be here soon!

I have been working on this for awhile, so I wanted to share it with you. Addison is doing it now too, but I haven't gotten it on video. I am a huge college football fan, so this makes me very proud! :)

There are a few new words to add to Addison and Fischer's word lists. Addison is now saying "pen" for open, and she says "nah" for no all the time. I think I put that on her previous list, but she now says it A LOT. Today I said, "Addison, bring me your shoe." And she said "nah" and walked away from me. Let the "no!" fun begin! Fischer now says "ga" for car (it sounds like he's from Boston), "lello" for yellow and "baa" for bowl. He has also said "on," "off" and "up." It just amazes me how they are saying new words almost daily.

What also amazes me is how many things they understand that we say to them. They are now following directions (sometimes). On one of their toys there is a light switch... they have both turned it on and off after I asked them to! They've also put their letters in their play mailbox, and opened and closed the door.

The other day, it was around 11:30 am. We eat lunch at noon... I said "what do you want for lunch?" to them, and they both started crying and going to the table. Oops. Now I know I can't say lunch or snack unless I am prepared to give it to them very quickly. They also know what "You need a new diaper" means and have recently started walking or crawling away form me when I say that. I can't believe we are already having to spell things!

Each night, we let them play in their diapers before bath time. They know what it means when I say "are you ready to take your clothes off?" They will both start pulling on their shirts and get frustrated when they can't do it without help. I'm sure they will be able to take their clothes off soon enough. They can already take their diapers off, so that's a lot of fun too. :)

They are both getting better at holding my hand while walking, so I think we'll have to try it out in public soon. It seems that they revert to crawling if they are in a new place or situation, so I'm not quite sure how it will work out, but it's worth a try!

We had a fun day today! We had a "playdate" with Madison and McKenzie. McKenzie is almost 5 months old and Addison and Fischer loved looking at her and saying "bebe."

Here is a video from this morning.