Keeping Busy

Last weekend, Katie re-discovered our dog dish full of water. She carefully watched Chloe get a drink of water. Then she dipped her hand in the bowl a few times, which got her pants a little wet. I took her pants off, so they would dry, and she went on to carry the pants through the house until she found herself sitting next to the dog bowl again. I wanted to take her picture sitting there, so I looked down to turn on my camera. When I looked back up, she had put her pants completely in the dog water. She had lots of fun splashing and completely soaking herself!

In They Go! 

SPLASH! 

Hey! I'm wet all over!

Other than learning to wash her own clothes in the dog bowl, Katie has been her busy self playing with her favorite toys, which include her pets!

Katie loves her wooden puzzle with farm animals! 

Who wants the dog food more? The dog or the cat? 

Katie with her Favorite Blocks 

Katie: Do you want to play?

Chloe: Isn't it bedtime yet?

Having Fun

It's always so much fun to watch Katie as she develops new behaviors. At Christmas, Santa gave her a bottle with her doll. It's one of those bottles that looks like it has milk in it until it turns over and disappears. Katie likes feeding her doll with it, feeding Chloe with it, trying to feed Bingle with it, and feeding the camera case with it. This week, she decided she was as worthy of the bottle as anyone else, and tried to drink from the bottle herself!

Happy Girl

Love My Camera Case

Feeding My Baby

Still Trying to Sit on the Shelf

Yum! This is the best milk I've ever tasted!

Taking Care of My Baby

Favorite Picture of the Week

Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon

I dressed Katie up in her traditional Chinese outfit for Chinese New Year. She was still able to wear the same dress she wore for the red couch photo in China. At least her shoes stayed on this time since they weren't so big on her!

With My Doll From China 

I Got That Bow Out of My Hair 

Happy to Celebrate!

In her Casual Wear - Thanks Nina!

Enjoying Her Stickers with her Dog, Violet

Spending Time with Chloe

Do you want to play with this camera I found? 

How about some blankets if you don't want the camera? 

Peace at last!

Still Loving Her Books

Katie's morning starts off every day with her basket of books. She usually wants to "read" her books herself before she has an adult read the books of her choice. It's funny to watch her. By the end of the morning, most (if not all) of her books are scattered around her.

Getting Started 

Practicing My Sign Language 

What? I'm reading! 

I love this book! 

Hmmm…which one next?

The First Snowfall

We got a little bit of snow this week. Katie loved it! When she first saw the big snowflakes through her window, she kept pointing and laughing at them. She reacted as though the snowflakes were bubbles. When we first took her outside, she held her finger out to "pop" the snowflakes like her bubbles.

Once we got enough snow to stick, Katie went out to experience walking in the snow - - well more like slush. She enjoyed that as well, especially stomping around in the driveway, the area with the most slush.

As the Snow Begins 

What is all of this? 

I love to see my footprints! 

Everyone Enjoying the Snow 

Katie in her lamb hat! Jennifer hates the hat and thinks it's mean to put it on Katie, but I think it's cute! 

Fun Day in the Snow

Inside with Aunt Jennifer Minus the Lamb Hat

The Art of Sharing

Katie is learning the fine art of sharing thanks to Chloe and Bingle. Bingle loves to share food with Katie, and Katie happily eats beside her.  She has a more difficult time sharing with Chloe because Chloe likes to share Katie's toys.

It has been hard to get Chloe to understand what belongs to her and what doesn't. Before Katie was here, every toy, for the most part, belonged to Chloe. One of Chloe's favorite toys is stuffed animals with plastic eyes. She immediately chews the eyes out of the toy and spits them out on the floor. Katie wasn't very happy when Chloe found her favorite stuffed animal. Needless to say, it's now without eyes!

Katie has also been going to the dentist for "happy visits" to accustom herself to the surroundings and people. The dentist gave her a toothbrush, so she'd get used to holding it. Katie loved walking around the house with her toothbrush. That is until Chloe got the toothbrush and broke it. The look Katie gave Chloe was priceless.

Even though sharing doesn't always come easy, Katie still loves Chloe and Bingle to pieces!  They provide lots of entertainment for her!

Oops..dropped my cereal. Good thing Bingle will help clean it up! 

That's my toothbrush! 

Chloe brushing her teeth. 

The picture's a little fuzzy, but clearly shows how Katie felt about Chloe taking the toothbrush!