Kate Update

UPDATE:

Another family made a better offer on the house we are trying to get.  PLEASE pray that we can counter offer and get this house if it is meant to be.  It is a house that I have a special attachment to for reasons I will explain later.  The market is HOT here and it looks like it could be a bidding war:(

My little Kate is developing so quickly and I have not written down her milestones in a long time. I want to be able to look back and remember what she was doing at 2:

~As I write this, she is standing on the chair (behind my back) massaging my shoulders.  What a sweetie!

~She has been counting to 20 for several months now and she loves to count as she goes up or down stairs.

~Kate loves to sing. She mostly sings a cappella in the car. She sings her ABC's, Old McDonald, Twinkle, Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Row your boat, five little monkeys sitting in the tree,  Ring around the rosie and more.  She has the cutest voice.  It is kind of deep and throaty when she sings.

~Kate is speaking is sentences (sometimes full, sometimes fragments).  She is quiet when she first meets people though.

~ Not only does Kate know her shapes and colors like a champ but she also can identify letters. She can point to letters  (in a book, on a  label, the keyboard) and tell you which letter it is.  She began doing this on a play dough label before she was 2 and it astonished me.  Many kids can say their ABC's but few can identify them at this age. I am not bragging here.....I give complete credit to an excellent show on PBS called, "Super Why."  If you want your children to pick up some pre-reading skills, it is a FABULOUS show. Kate watches it while I shower.  I've never been a big fan of TV for little ones but this is good. 

~Kate always asks to "draw on paper."  She makes millions of "o's and circles."  She can spend 30 minutes making o's.  I showed her how to write the letters of her name and she tries to imitate.  I think she'll be doing it very soon.

~When I am on the computer, Kate comes and grabs my arm and says, "Come on, Mom!" in the most happy and energetic way.  She wants me off the computer and with her.  I always oblige.

~She still tells us she is happy out of the blue.  She'll be sitting on the couch and she'll say "Happy, Mama."

~She loves dresses, ponytails and "beeewtiful bracelets."  She wants to wear them everyday.

~She also loves brushing her hair, having her hair brushed and brushing others hair (even Daddy's).

~Kate says, DEEEEE-lecious after pretend sampling her tea and cupcakes. (Target has this adorable pretend cupcake kit for $14.99 right now--not on-line though)

~Kate LOVES all animals.  She especially loves dogs and "kitty cats."  She will approach any dog  or cat we encounter (although I have taught her to wait while Mom asks if it is a friendly dog).  I cannot pull her away from animals we see throughout the day.

~Kate observes everything.  Yesterday, I could not find the rice milk in our apartment. I had no clue where Dave had put it and I thought I had looked everywhere.  I said, "Kate, where is that Rice Milk?"  She opened a cabinet and said, "Right here, Mama." Yikes.  I didn't even think she was listening.

~Generally, Kate is happy and sweet but she can THROW A FIT!  The other day, I took the kids to our newcity library to get cards and check out books.  Miss Kate did not sleep at naptime and she threw a vicious screaming fit in the middle of our new library. Many people were giving us the "stink-eye" and I could not drag her out with an armful of books.  Both boys were loaded up with books too.  Finally, Will took mine and I got her out.

~Kate still likes Dave and I to feed her warm milk in a sippy cup (as though we were giving her a bottle with eye contact) every morning and evening.  Then she likes me to hold her chest to chest while I tickle her back.  It is such a relaxing and bonding time for us.

~When Kate says goodbye to someone, she says, "Bye, bye, see you soon."

~She love calling people on  the cell phone and she now has pretend conversations.  It is so fun to here her talking to no one.

~She loves to take care of her babydolls (feed, change, rock, diaper).  She is an excellent Mommy.

~Kate still tells me about 20 times a day..."I want to go home, Mama."

You are my little angel, Kate and I am so glad you came into our lives. I love you as high as the sky and as deep as the ocean.

P.S. We made an offer on a house yesterday and we expect to hear a counter offer today.  I think it will be a long weekend of negotiations.  I will keep you updated and I will post a photo if we reach an agreement.