Grandma Linda gave us a new hand-held video recorder for Christmas - and one of the first videos we take is of the family laughing at Katie's terror as she encounters a rapping plush reindeer.......we are bad people.....
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas, everyone!
There's a commercial on TV right now for a recordable greeting card where the mom teaches her toddler to say "Merry Christmas" and sends the card to the child's grandparents.
Here's our version - and the first recording of Katie's first verbal words:
Here's our version - and the first recording of Katie's first verbal words:
Monday, December 8, 2008
Update from the doctor...
Katie's 15-month appointment was today, and she's doing great! Only two shots this time (2nd half of the flu shot and DTaP) but Katie was a lot less than happy about the appointment this time. The nurses and doctor took it all in stride, saying this was perfectly normal for her age.
Here's the current stats:
Height: 2'8" (90th percentile)
Weight: 24 lb, 12 oz. (75th percentile)
Head size: 48 cm (95th percentile)
The doctor noted that her weight is climbing up the chart a little, but since she only just started walking all the time about a week earlier, he wasn't worried at all, saying that her increased activity would more than take care of that.
And again, everyone marveled at her full head of hair, noting that it finally looks "normal" since she's getting bigger.
Here's the current stats:
Height: 2'8" (90th percentile)
Weight: 24 lb, 12 oz. (75th percentile)
Head size: 48 cm (95th percentile)
The doctor noted that her weight is climbing up the chart a little, but since she only just started walking all the time about a week earlier, he wasn't worried at all, saying that her increased activity would more than take care of that.
And again, everyone marveled at her full head of hair, noting that it finally looks "normal" since she's getting bigger.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Look Who's Talking!
Mark and I have been using sign language for a few key concepts - "change", "eat", "more" and "play" since Katie was about 6 months old. The workshop leader told us not to expect a response until somewhere between 12 and 18 months. She would respond to signs with big smiles and claps when we guessed right (especially for a "change"!) but about a week or so before Thanksgiving, we realized that she was making a version of the sign for "change" - and asking for her diaper to be changed!
We immediately set out to teach her "please" in time for Thanksgiving, and her vocabulary has since grown to include about 5 or 6 signs that she makes regularly, even putting them together into sentences! Here's a short demonstration:
We immediately set out to teach her "please" in time for Thanksgiving, and her vocabulary has since grown to include about 5 or 6 signs that she makes regularly, even putting them together into sentences! Here's a short demonstration:
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