Just this week she tried to give me kisses (yes that is ME her Mommy). At Karate today she refused to go to Sensei, and came to me and clung to me (her Mommy again). She'll smile at Sensei, give him five, but no longer happily goes to him. She has learned to shake her head NO, and does that quite a bit. She is also saying "yeah" sometimes. Usually in response to a question of something she wants to do like "Do you want some chocolate?" "Yeah!," so we think she knows what it means. Katie refuses to say "Da-da" and insists on using "Ba-ba" which is Chinese for Da-da. Quite stubborn with it in fact. She seems to be fully attaching to us and bonding with us well.
Katie does imitate most words we say these days, so we think she is trying to learn some new words. She still tells us off in baby gibberish, but it sounds a lot less like Chinese and more like English. That's actually kind of sad. It is quite funny to hear her go into the boys room, look at it and then rattle off a lot of baby gibberish. I think she's trying to tell them it is a wreck and that I said to clean it already! I will work on a list of all the words she has said, but it is quite long. The words she uses on her own is much shorter: "Uh-oh! Yum-yum! Yeah. Bye. Roar (it's really cute too). Ma-ma, ba-ba, Mamule (Samuel), ooh"...and I think that's it for words she uses on her own.
She still loves to make silly faces, and play with you. But we are starting to see more and more of her love for music. Opening music to television shows captures her attention and she'll dance. She'll squeal in happiness and clap her hands if it is a show he recognizes (like Ni Hao Kai Lan or Backyardigans). She insists on her music at bedtime and naptime, the same music everyday.
Katie now has full run our of our house except for bathrooms and the stairs (well and the boys room and our bedroom). Bathrooms are off limits because she adores playing in the toilet. ADORES IT. If a bathroom door is open for a minute, she's in there...with a hand in the toilet splashing the water. Seems to only happen though when she's dressed all cute for a special occasion and thoroughly soaks her outfit...right before we're headed out the door. Thus, bathroom doors stay shut. Firmly shut. The stairs are off limits because she's not mastered them, we're working on it though. As a result of her newfound freedoms, she thinks she is big stuff and should be included in what the boys are doing. It's really cute to see them all playing together.
Sleeping is going great still, but she does not want us to rock her to sleep, or for her to fall asleep in our arms. Not even when sick. We learned this week that the cold I thought she had is more than likely allergies (clear snot for 2+ weeks?). Between that, teething, and this cough (sounds like Samuel's asthma cough actually) she's not felt the best in the world. When she feels pretty crummy she wants to sit alone without one of us touching her, but she wants us very close by where she can touch us if she wants to. If we dare touch her little highness without her permission, we hear of it. Loudly.
Katie is eating well, and we think she's actually growing some. At least the 6-12 month pants and outfits are getting short. The 12 month outfits are starting to get short as well in the arms and legs. They still, of course, fall off her waist. We also think she finally hit the 20 pound mark (at least with clothes and shoes on). 19 months and finally hitting 20 pounds. I think we'll throw a party when she reaches it officially. One thing I'm happy, though others look at me funny when I say it, is that Katie is now whining for drinks or for food. She'll point to her high chair and whine. She'll fuss and point for cups. This is new in the past month, and I'm taking it as a sign that she's sure we'll supply that need for her now. I remember clearly, one day soon after we were home where it was 6pm and I realized she had not had anything to drink ALL DAY. She was obviously thirsty, but she never made a sound. She makes noises now. Oh she does.
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