Another Milestone!

I'm sooo getting more of my way now. Having learnt the word 'please', I'm getting all sorts of action! A chocolate santa for breakfast (once), lots of 'pick-up' time, candy canes off the Christmas tree and so on.

Stringing two words together now is my latest 'thing'/milestone. 'Yes Please' seems to be the biggest hit, 'Up Please' works a treat and I'm cool with 'One More' too. 'Bye-bye Dada' gets me a huge smile and yet why 'Peas Please' gets a giggle, I don't know!

Christmas is over now and the one we had at home was apparently 'very casual, very quiet and cruisie'. I love my presents - though opening them got spun out over 3 days! Cool though, I've given them all heaps of time - except the new pool...no sun! Thanks so much to everyone who introduced me to the world of presents. I got the hang of it VERY quickly! Mum says sorry to everyone for the absence of Christmas cards this year...they ended up in the too-hard/ran-out-time basket. We'll make up for it next Christmas...with luck!

Okay - that's it for now.
See you next year!
From the 19 month old...

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I'm 18 Months Old Now!

Hi everyone!
I've just turned 18 months old and I've pretty much sussed out life now. I've only got Mum and Dada to myself for just a few weeks more though, because before I'm 20 months old, I'll have a brother or sister! Mum can't wait!!

Right now, life's all about dolls, my teddy and blankets. If I can't find a blanket, a tea-towel will do and since I haven't got a cot or a buggy for them, drawers and baskets will do too.

Music is such a cool part of my life now and I've got several 'moves' - I'm even getting the hang of the bird dance! I'm into Twinkle Twinkle little star too, which has actions and the moon? It's like WOW!

Mum's given up on keeping track of all the words I know for things too now - and has even thrown away new sign language, because of it. The thing I love doing the most at the moment is saying 'Hello?' to everyone - and I get the best reactions to this at the supermarket. Dad reckons I say it like everyone's my long lost friend and I'm sooo happy to see them. Bye-bye is also a big favourite and gets lots of smiles everywhere!

I'm now into pretend play big time - not just with the doll, but for eating, drinking, washing my hands too. Though Mum wished I'd just pretend to pick flowers instead of picking all the red petunias though - and soon too, strawberries. Sadly though, I get all rashy after eating tomatoes and strawberries, so much to my frustration, they're off my menu. Watermelon and apricots arent' though - and I've discovered corn on the cob...it's fantastic!

It's been a great few months... I've got 12 teeth now; I run everywhere; I'm understood most of the time when I express what I want; water and bubbles keep me happy for ages and I'm big time into aeroplanes too! I got to go on several recently for a trip down to family and friends in the South Island...and sometimes even aeroplane food into my mouth when I feel like it - not that Mum or Dad have done that with me...!

Okay - next update will be about Christmas time.
Meanwhile though, see my updated photo website!
Bye! Love Katelyn...18 months old.