The circle of sickness continues.

I think the 5 of us have been recycling the same germs. The babies are fine now. I started feeling crappy on Sunday, and we went to bed at 8:15. By Monday morning, I felt like death warmed over. Chills, sweats, headache, sore throat; the whole 9 yards. Brodie had a suspiciously red and goopy looking eye, so we kept him home from school. After breakfast I put the babies in the playard and Brodie played nicely by himself and I dozed on the couch. Tom came home at lunchtime to relieve me of some duties, and take Brodie to the doctor. The doctor was not entirely convinced that he has actual pink eye; more just a virus that is working it's way through. He gave us drops for his eye, though to be safe, and gave us the go-ahead for preschool on Wednesday. Thank goodness, because Brodie pouted all day, "Is it Monday? But Monday is preschool!!!!"

I feel much better today. Not great, but not like a pile of poo. I haven't had coffee since Saturday, and have refused all chocolate as well. I also didn't check the message boards until after 2 pm yesterday.

I just put Cailey down for a nap about 20 minutes ago, since she didn't nap at all this morning, and Cate will follow shortly. She is practicing walking inside the playard. She will take 2 or 3 steps within the safety of her "baby jail," but not outside.

The babies favorite pastimes continue to be: putting objects in containers, dumping them out, stealing each other's containers, bashing each other on the head with toys, and body slamming each other.