Hi Ya'll!!

Gosh, it’s been so long. What’s happened? Well, Katherine left for her first year of college yesterday. It was tough loading up the car and dropping her off at her dorm… Ohhh, wait. It hasn’t been THAT long. :P

At a little less than three months shy of her second birthday Katherine has begun to show her personality. A little girl who loves to laugh, tease and I think sometimes gets joy in taunting me. No, seriously; she snickers. Little turkey.

So a little bit about our little girl:

She loves a little choreography with her songs. Her favorites right now: Miley Cirus’ Party in the USA (SO funny), Row Row Row Your Boat (also referred to as “rowrow”), Itsy Bitsy Spider (issybissy) and I’m a Little Tea Pot (She uses her own “sign” for this one: She puts her hands in fists, up under her armpits. – Oh yeah baby, oh yeah.) I’d post videos of the songs but many are of her in the bathtub where she gets the most pleasure from singing. I mean, who doesn’t? So, I can’t post noody video because then I’ll be arrested for child pornography and I’m not so much up for that. Thanks anyway. =)

She is quite the chatterer. She tries to repeat everything you say (eeek) and “reads” her books to herself and others if given the opportunity.

The parental annoyance of the moment: The Trick or Treat book… It’s STILL going. Seriously I wish the batteries would die already. My ears bleed every time I hear “ding dong TRICK OR TREAT”. By the time the batteries die it will be trick or treat time again. What kind of robo batteries did they put in that thing anyway?

Katherine has also “found” the TV. *sigh* I knew it would happen but I thought we could put it off. She apparently gets to watch videos at school which was her introduction. Now, at home, she’ll bring you the remote and try to say “Backyardigans”. It comes out more like “yardigan”. And there is only ONE episode that she’ll watch. “Flower Power” In true Mommy style I’ve given her, her own “flower power” magic wand(s) that she runs around the house yelling “flower power” with. Really quite amusing… Until she gets you in the face with it thinking she’s turning you into a flower. It happens on the cartoon why doesn’t it happen for her? Really quite confusing actually.

We are rapidly approaching a mouthful of teeth. Amazing really considering she didn’t have a single tooth till her first birthday. We’re very grateful (and blessed) that the teeth have come in with no real trauma. Quite a little trooper she is. Her teachers say she’s the only kid they’ve ever met that likes oragel. And she does. She asks for it. Crazy kid!

Favorite foods these days are bananas (OMG does she LOVE bananas), grapes, strawberries, oranges, peaches, pizza, ravioli, tortellini and macaroni and cheese. She is a fruit lover – but not a veggie lover. I do try though! There are veggies on her plate just about every night.

Her favorite toys include her rocking chair (LOVES it), her shopping cart, baby stroller and kitchen set. She also digs her balls and babies. If she could (and she tries to) carry a ball, baby, book and cup of milk she’d be the happiest kid ever. :P

Her sleepy time “loveys” are a stuffed mouse (from the book “Taking a Mouse to the Movies” – Kohl’s Cares for Kids book/stuffed animal) and two books. She LOVES books. She gets a new book just about every week. She takes books to bed and sleeps with them under her cheek. Librarian?? Curious. Favorite books these days (for reading – not for annoying Mommy :P) are: Rainbow Fish, Hippos go Berserk and Fifteen Animals.
We’re looking forward to getting Katherine outside and getting her on her tricycles that she got for Christmas (yes… there were multiple), her wagon and her 4 wheeler.

Each day is something new and I love it!

A few photos:

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