busy busy baby.....

she pulls herself up on unstable things...like one of the four dollhouses set up in the livingroom...or the Little Tikes chair....or Jon's Tikes car....she's a bit stuffy with a cold.....

This afternoon, I went for a walk in the cloudy misty weather with Jonathan and Sonja. And Kitten Force, who followed us.....we stopped to throw some stones into the creek...then we went up and down the hill twice, as I need the excercise. Then home for a dip in the hot tub....Camille woke up, fussy and stuffy, so Kathryn brought her out to me....we took off her clothes, and into the hot tub she went....she really liked it. The water wasn't very hot, we keep it around 98 - 100, usually...so it's like a nice warm bath.....we turned the jets on, and the bubbles on top mix with the cool air, and make a nice steam....perfect for a stuffy baby....it really helped her....

We went to the meeting today, then came home and had dinner for lunch, then a simple sandwich for dinner.....so, I made some brownies...they just came out of the oven, and it smells heavenly in here.....

The girls have been playing dollhouse non-stop in here. Yes, in the living room. We do not have a play room. So, between my new pram (which I want in here, I like to look at it), 4 dollhouses, Camille's exersaucer, and all the dollhouse accesories, and vehicles. the living room is a nightmare. We pick it all up and vacuum each day.....but in between, it gets hard to navigate. But the kids have to play. And it keeps them busy. And it beats turning on the tv and sitting them in front of it....but it isn't all roses. Camille is Godzilla/King Kong. And Charlotte Claire thinks she can help herself to anything anyone else is playing with, and run away......and we can have 20 different beds, but all of the sudden, one of them is the bed to have......bicker, bicker, bicker.....and occasionally, some throwing stuff, and hair pulling.

And did I mention how fussy Camille is? She is fussy. I try to sit and hold her, and she wants down....then she gets down, and wants up.....she wants to be carried around....she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow....it will be interesting to see: how much she weighs now, as at one time she was very small for her age, and if the dr. will want to give her immunizations when she has a cold......I hope not, really. The shots make them fussy enough when they are well....

Well, I have to go and give them the promised brownie before bed.....