Well, we didn't need to worry about Joy and the dogs! When Joy wakes up in the morning, the first thing she does is look for Katrina. Katrina will then crawl up to her and kiss her and wag her tail. Squeals of delight and laughter follow, with "ikat, mama".
Katrina is a god-send! She loves her nap after lunch. And guess who will go to sleep with her?! Yeah!!
And today, when I put Katrina in her crate so we could go to the store, Joy leans in and says, "wo ai ni, Katrina" (I love you, Katrina). Very cute!!
It's been a whirlwind here, as those of you with toddlers can imagine! I'm not sure what I had thought it would be like. I don't really think I let myself imagine that. But I'm pretty sure that whatever I was thinking is maybe what it will be down the road from here.
The language issue is more profound than I thought it would be. I don't mean to sound naive - I knew it would be a challenge. But what I thought would be hard isn't, and what I hadn't thought of is. First of all, I have to say her name about 6 times to get her attention sometimes. Either she's daydreaming, thinking of what she wants to do next, or it just takes a while to go, oh yeah, that's MY name!
She is in constant motion too! So talking to her to tell her what I want is sometimes like talking to the wind! I've started the "ikat" thing with her, and pointing at my eyes. That seems to be making an impression.
She is learning words and phrases and repeating them all day. On and Off. Front/back. Help me. and No....
Naptime was better today. And her eating was great today too! We went to the doctor who said she was in the 50th percentile on the American growth chart! She's grown about 2 inches since the beginning of December. So I'm not going to worry about the 4 Cuties (tangerines) and the half box of animal crackers that were eaten today!
More growing & learning for us both tomorrow!
Margaret
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