Saturday, March 3, 2012

Kaylee at One and a half!

Its so hard to believe Kaylee is 19 months already.  She is such a funny, funny girl.  She has a ton of personality.  I thought I would catalog some of it here.

Obsessions:
* LOVES "Baby Signing Time".  She knows the signs for "baby" and "signing" and will sign for it.  We have to watch this video everyday.  Because she asks for it.  Insistently.  With signs.  As soon as I put her in the car after picking her up from daycare she starts saying "baaay-beee" and signing.  How can you say no to that?

*Yogurt.  "Yo-yurrr".  We should invest in it with the amount she consumes.

*Blankets/stuffed animals/binkies/hats/jackets or anything else she can carry around.  Kaylee always has about 15 things she decides are essential personnel.  In the morning when I take her out of her crib, she needs binkie, blankie, and her stuffed "doggie".  When we leave from daycare she needs her blankie, jacket, and hat.  And again, she is nothing if not insistent about these "essential" items. 

*Putting things in other things.  Give the girl a basket and you will find a collection of toys, papers, books, and clothing.  And she will drag it around the house for hours.  Well, ok, minutes.  But that's saying a lot for Kaylee.

*Dogs.  Or as she calls them "Daaahhh-ggeeees!".  Poor Chiquita.  She can't catch a break.

*Brushing her teeth.  Sometimes I think she wakes up early just so she can "get ready" with me.  She stands on her little stool and brushes her teeth with me.  

New things:
* Signing.  Kaylee's has signed "more", "milk", "eat", "all done" and "water" for a while now, but she has definitely been adding to her repertoire.  She now signs "dog", "cat", "horse", "frog", "cereal", "hat", "shoes", "sleep", "cracker", "socks", "raining", "yogurt", "please", "thank you"...and probably a few more I'm forgetting! 

*Body parts.  Kaylee knows her body parts pretty well!  She knows: head, hand, feet, hair, eyes, ears, teeth, mouth, belly. We enjoy having her tell us where they are. She also like to demonstrate on us.  Especially eyes. She like to show us where our eyes are by gauging our eyes with her finger.

*Dancing.  Kaylee doesn't dance so much as twirl and stomp her feet.  Sometimes she'll put her arms up over her head and twirl like a ballerina.  I have no idea where she learned that! 

*Words. Her vocabulary just keeps expanding.  Some of my favorite words she says are "grandma" and "grandpa" because she always says it with a growl for some reason. 

*Hugs.  Kaylee has never been an especially cuddly baby, so we take a lot of delight in her desire to give us hugs when asked.  But our favorite is the run and hugs we get. 

*Yes/No.  Kaylee has always very clear in her desires, but now she will say yes and no.  Well, actually yes is not spoken, but just a short nod of the head and and a "mmm".  No, of course, no is WAY more dramatic.  No is usually this drawn out "nnnooooooo!!!"  or now she wags her finger and say "nah-nah" with some major sass.

*Water.  She always does this super exaggerated satisfied "ahhhhh" whenever she drinks water.  Its hilarious.


Overall, she is full of personality, happy and curious.  She's a little reserved in new situations or around new people - she prefers to check it all out before joining in.  She leans a lot on us when she is insecure, seeking comfort and assurance, but she is also extremely independent around the house.  She knows what she likes and dislikes and not afraid to tell you exactly how she feels.

Contents of one of Kaylee's baskets

I don't want my picture taken!


Walking the dog was probably the best part of our vacation

Kaylee demanded the hat, jacket, purse, slippers and graham crackers.

Peas in yogurt - the best!

All Done!  Let me out!!