Kateisms - Week of September 7

Here are the latest adorable little things Kate is up to:

Bubble blowing expert…Kate has learned to blow bubbles in water (well, she's been doing this for awhile, but it's getting even cuter). She's very good at it these days and ever since her ISR lessons, she is not afraid to dip her head into the water. She also asks for mommy to blow bubbles in the bath tub…oh, yes, Kate even asks mommy to join her for bathtime (typically on a day when Daddy has spent most of the day with her…so nice to be needed).

Scrapes and bruises. Cooler weather can’t come soon enough. Just when the scrapes on her knees heal or the bruise fade, it seems they are replaced with twice as many. She is so busy walking and running that she seems to get tripped up quite frequently. Right now she has 3 bruises running up her let and neither me nor her father know where they have come from.

No, no, no, no. Kate has more than 70 words, but her favorite by far is "no." No surprise, right? The best part is when "no" means "yes."

I prefer walking, thanks and pushing my car instead of riding in it. We took Kate to the park last weekend. She spent most of her time walking with her daddy on the sidewalk instead of playing on the equipment. She also loves pushing her car and refuses to allow us to help her!

Words, words and more words. Be very careful what you say around Kate. She repeats (or at least tries to repeat) everything she hears.

Diaper changing and other acts of defiance… Kate is no fan of public changing rooms. She's never really been much of a fan...probably because I almost never use them. Last week Kate showed just how much she hates these spaces while mommy tried to change a poopy diaper at Disney World. Let's just say it wasn't a pretty sight. We both lost it, but I did get the diaper changed. I'm sure the other mothers waiting in line to use the table think I'm crazy.

New Uses for Old Things. Kate and mommy have spent a lot of time sitting in the rocking chair in Kate's room. It's Kate's favorite place to "climb up" (with some assistance) and read her books on her own. She kicks me out of the chair in the morning and makes me sit on the floor so she can be a big girl in the chair and read her stories.

Wild Animal Baby. Kate is obsessed with her "baa baa" CD. And, I mean obsessed. We listen to this thing several times a day. In the car, in her room, in the living room. Lord help me!

Future Mozart? Kate loves to "play" the piano. Keith believes she is "advanced" because she has moved from mashing multiple keys to pushing one key at a time. Regardless, let's hope this is only the beginning of her love of the piano.

On top of the World...well, the toy box, anyway. First the couch, now the toy box. Kate has climbed on top of her toy box this week. So far, she just sits, but I'm sure standing is coming soon. She also has learned she can climb up on the piano bench.

Minnie Mouse Rules.We already knew Kate was a fan of Minnie. In the past two weeks, she's had the opportunity to visit Magic Kingdom twice. The first visit was with her cousins and she had a wonderful time visiting Minnie & Mickey in Toontown. On the second trip, we took her to breakfast at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary. Everytime she saw a character from afar, she'd shout "Goofy.." or "Pluto..." Once the character would come close to her, she'd say, no, no, no, no... I was beginning to think we wasted our money on the breakfast when Minnie walked in the room. The video says it all! Please excuse the quality...trying to find a better place to post video. Please share any suggestions...I'm over Picasa.

Dumbo and the Neigh-Neighs. And, no trip to the Magic Kingdom is complete without a ride on Dumbo or the carousal. Ever since our two trips, Kate cannot quit talking about Dumbo and the 'neigh-neighs.' I say "up, up" and she says Dumbo (which sounds amazingly like Elmo!) followed by "neigh, neigh" (and the sign for horse). She is definitely a Disney baby!