June

Well, the girls have been alive longer on the outside than the inside at this point. They're doing really well. They still haven't really been sick, to speak of. Just a day here or there of a runny nose.

Uncle Michael with Maddie and Jazz on the couch

These last couple weeks have been a whirlwind at our house. First Mel was traveling for work for four days (California and Nebraska), then we had a lovely weekend visit from Uncle Michael (my brother), and then I was gone to India for five days (3 days in India, 2 days traveling). It was tough to be away from them for so long. I brought them back cute little baby saris.

Today we had our first tots swim class. Mel and I each took a baby and got in the pool. We mostly sang songs and played little activities to get comfortable in the water. The favorite was the "Washing Machine" song, which included "agititate" (twist the baby side to side) "spin cycle" (spin in a circle holding the baby away from you) and "air dry" (spin and lift the baby out of the water). Before class we took some pictures of their new swim suits of course.

Just got their new suits!

Waiting outside for swim class

Jazz continues to practice saying "mama" and "dada". Madeleine is laughing a lot these days -- or giggling, really. It's neat to see the pure joyous abandon on her face :) Both girls tend to take spills these days, as they push their limits of standing up and pulling themselves up. That part's a little tougher, but they're resilient kids!