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Language
Katie's language has continued to become clearer, which I'm glad for, but I will miss certain phrases. She loves to say, "You're welcome!" with such joy and enthusiasm when anyone thanks her for something. For a long time, it came out as, "You're gelcome!" in her sing-songy way. It has since switched to "You're welcome."
Katie also talks about pencils a lot. Pencils are still "penskills."
Sometimes Katie surprises me with her exclamations. We were on a walk one night, and she said, "Look, a stop sign. It's an octagon." I knew she could identify an octagon in her shape puzzle, but I was surprised that she could transfer it to real life objects that easily. Toddlers amaze me with their ability to learn.
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Seeing the Stop Sign Again
Other than identifying a stop sign as an octagon, Katie is just interested, in general, in stop signs. She loves to point them out on walks. One night I was helping Katie walk Chloe. Someone passed us with a dog, and of course that set off Chloe's barking. She barked and barked while Katie told her to calm down. Then Katie looked and saw her favorite stop sign and said, "Chloe, stop! There's a stop sign! Stop barking! Stop sign says stop!" If that trick starts working for Chloe, I might need to get a miniature stop sign to carry with me everywhere!
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Meow Meow
Katie's stuffed cat is still one of her favorite animals. She goes through phases where she is more attached to her cat than other times. During one of these phases, we looked over and Katie had placed her stuffed cat, Meow Meow, in front of the Bingle's water and food dishes, so she could get a drink. She was just standing next to the stuffed cat waiting patiently for her to get a drink. I tried to get a picture, but the picture was taken just a bit late after Katie had moved the cat to her arms.
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Making Water Fun
Katie loves to use a straw when she drinks water. She usually has some extra straws around that she can pull out when she needs one. My mom was with Katie when she looked over at the pet's water bowl to see that Katie had put a straw in it for Chloe to use, so they could be just alike.
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Goodnight!
When it's bedtime, Katie will usually wish anyone goodnight. One night as it was getting close to bedtime, she looked out the back window and saw the bird poop that some bird had graciously left behind for us. Katie really doesn't like it and often asks it to go away. This particular night however, she just said, "Goodnight, bird poop!" and left it at that.
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Writing a Letter
One night Katie was helping me compose a note for my friends, Noreen and Joe, for Thanksgiving. She got really excited when I printed her name and let her trace the letters. It inspired her to write her own letter. She grabbed her paper and crayons and started writing a letter. I asked Katie what she was doing, and she promptly answered, "I'm lettering and drawing!"
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Think, Think, Think!
During Katie's Winnie the Pooh movie, Pooh Bear sat down in his thinking spot and tapped his temple while saying, "Think! Think! Think!" Katie picked up on that pretty quickly, and now she often says, "Wait! Let's think! Think, think think! Oh, I know! Let's…." Instead of tapping her temple though, she taps her cheek. Instead of using her finger, she usually uses a crayon to tap.
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