Since getting her tubes, Kate has become a full-on conversationalist. There's no denying the connection anymore. She talks more openly with people she doesn't know and holds full-on conversations with us now.
Yesterday, on the way home, she wanted to call Daddy P. She got on the phone (she knows how to unlock and call from my phone, of course), and told him we were coming home from school. She then says...
"We are coming home and have groceries. Have a good day at work Daddy! I will see you tonight. Bye bye!"
For some I suppose this wouldn't be too remarkable, but considering that two weeks ago she was talking in phrases and now is using full paragraphs with good enunciation. Ah, ear tubes. I guess six months of ear infections will hinder your ability to hear and speak some...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Dr. Suess
I really don't like Dr. Suess books. They are long, some of them are just weird, and they are hard to read.
Toddlers, I have learned, love them. At least, my toddler. In fact, we have read them so many times that at night I will read it once and then she will "read" it once. Yes, that many times.
This is a second hand story... but too cute not to share... I had made mac N cheese for Paul and Kate while I was out of town thinking this would be a sure-win dinner since Kate LOVES mac N cheese. Well, apparently Mom can't compete with the box. (Granted I added bacon for Paul and beans for some umph...) Kate told Paul that she didn't like it. Paul tried his best to convince her that she did in fact like Mac N Cheese... but Kate was insistent. So she says to him:
"I do not like it, not in a car, not in a train, just let me be!"
Which, for those of you distanced from toddler-land, is a "Green Eggs and Ham" reference.
Apparently she missed the whole point of the story, that being that he does in the end try Green Eggs and Ham and find out he likes them... we'll work on theme later...
Kate's other similar habit is to associate a word that she is using and sing a song that has that word in it. We will be talking about something and if it jogs her memory she'll start singing a related song. It can be a little confusing if you don't get what's happening, but it is also positively hilarious to watch her spontaneously break out in a song related to what we're talking about.
Toddlers, I have learned, love them. At least, my toddler. In fact, we have read them so many times that at night I will read it once and then she will "read" it once. Yes, that many times.
This is a second hand story... but too cute not to share... I had made mac N cheese for Paul and Kate while I was out of town thinking this would be a sure-win dinner since Kate LOVES mac N cheese. Well, apparently Mom can't compete with the box. (Granted I added bacon for Paul and beans for some umph...) Kate told Paul that she didn't like it. Paul tried his best to convince her that she did in fact like Mac N Cheese... but Kate was insistent. So she says to him:
"I do not like it, not in a car, not in a train, just let me be!"
Which, for those of you distanced from toddler-land, is a "Green Eggs and Ham" reference.
Apparently she missed the whole point of the story, that being that he does in the end try Green Eggs and Ham and find out he likes them... we'll work on theme later...
Kate's other similar habit is to associate a word that she is using and sing a song that has that word in it. We will be talking about something and if it jogs her memory she'll start singing a related song. It can be a little confusing if you don't get what's happening, but it is also positively hilarious to watch her spontaneously break out in a song related to what we're talking about.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
New Nephew
No news on the home front today because I am in colder weather chilling with my new nephew. Sounds like the homestead is falling apart without me though and I may be forbidden from ever leaving again...
Next week we start childbirth classes since we haven't had to do this labor thing before. Should be interesting...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Volleyball Training
Kate LOVED watching dad play volleyball. Although she was more interested in learning everyone's name instead of learning what was going on in the game.
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