Think, think, think

Hey there!  You guys miss me?  It's been a while.  Mom says we haven't been doing much that's fun lately because it was rainy outside and she had a sinus infection and blah blah blah.  I've been having fun!  Even though yesterday was the first time I got to play outside for a while, and chose to spend that time sitting playing in the sand, I've been very busy.... thinking and learning.  For example, when mommy says "Can you get me the Moo Ba La La La book" I go to my drawer and pick it out of the 80 million books in there.  Of course sometimes I get confused and don't remember where my drawer is or what a book is, but most of the time I get it right.  And then we clap and say Yay!  Then we read!  I L-O-V-E reading!  Sometimes I just love handing mommy the book, sit in her lap, then when she opens it up I close it, get up, and go get another one.  That's a fun game too! 

Know what else?  I know what they mean when they say "let's go upstairs" or "let's go brush your teeth" - I get up from whatever toy or book I'm completely engrossed in, and go to the edge of the stairs.  They tend to leave the gate up now b/c whenever I can I make a dash for the stairs and am already on like the 3rd step before they get to me!  But, anyway, I go stand by the stairs and get ready to go up.  Aren't I adorable???

I've also learned the sign for more - it's clapping!  Yea, I'm a little confused, but it seems to work for now.  Whenever I want more food, I clap.  And they give me more!  Whenever I want different food, I clap.  Then they tell me I have food and sometimes I throw it, but sometimes I just deal with it and eat what's there.  Whenever I want to play more of a game, I clap, and off we go again.  It's fun clapping.  But I'm not so sure it's more fun than say, screaming!  I still do a lot of that. 

Hmmm... I think that's about it.  Oh, I've decided I don't like chicken.  Mommy and Daddy eat a lot of chicken and I throw it on the floor.  Pasta, grapes, cheese, peaches, bananas... those are all way better than chicken.  They've been giving me ham and turkey if I don't like the chicken - that stuff is yummy!  I tried to eat an apple yesterday at the grocery store- I took a few bites but it was too hard to eat so I just dropped it through the hole in the grocery cart.  That's fun too - screaming to hold something, tasting it, then dropping it over the side or front of the cart.  I'm sure mommy loves that game too!  Although, I did hear her tell daddy she wanted to go grocery shopping alone next week!  We'll see about that!

Okay, well, it's almost time for mommy to get up so I better go get back in bed so she can "wake" me up.  It's a lot of fun around here - can't wait to see GG and Grandpa Bob next weekend and show off all my skills!

Kayla

P.S. Mom wanted me to tell you that last night (3/15/10) I voluntarily walked over to my drawer, took out my changing mat, laid down on it, and lifted up my butt to show her that I was ready to have my diaper changed.  She said it wasn't time - just because she had just changed a dirty diaper 30 minutes before- so I got up and went on about my business.  We'll see if I do that again!  She had her one shot and she missed it!  ha ha ha!