Lately, she has been asking for "hep, hep" when she needs me to help her get a toy, which cuts down significantly on her frustration levels. When she does ask for help and isn't being stubborn wanting to do something herself! She says "truck", and knows what she is talking about--a picture of a truck or a toy truck. She told her Grandma "fa, off" when she was cold one morning, pointing so Grandma would know what she meant. She's also learning animals and sounds. She calls dogs "woof-woof", and makes animal sounds with her books.
My favorite stories are of her and Jake, our cat. They have such a special relationship. She knows not to overwhelm him physically, so she will just go up to him and pet him once. She also sits in front of him and chats, which is really cute! I caught this little gem during one of their chats:
Cue "awwwwwws". This pretty much sums up their friendship. One day while Katie was at Mother's Day Out, Jake ran around the house crying and rubbing on her things. He missed his girl! Another time, he went and took his nap in her crib. One day at lunch, I was trying to get Katie to eat some leftovers, so I handed her the container. She put it on the floor and started trying to herd Jake over to it! It still makes me laugh to think about it.
She's growing so fast, too! It seems like in a month she went from reaching the dining room table top, to the top of her high chair tray, and just yesterday I saw her reach up and pull a cup of water off of the kitchen counter! She went skating on the water and fell, but it scared her more than hurt. She also climbed onto a dining room chair for the first time too! She really likes to help out. She will take trash to the trash can and throw it away, and also take dishes to the kitchen (we did get a couple of dishes in the trash the first few times)! She can't reach the sink yet, so she leaves it on the kitchen floor. It's pretty funny to walk into the kitchen and see a plate or bowl in the middle of the floor.
Since she didn't get any teeth until she was a year old, we are dealing with her getting teeth back to back now. Fortunately, they are coming in pairs most of the time. For any parents out there, you know that this involves a lot of discomfort for your little one. This includes random, inconsolable crying at the drop of a hat--followed by "are you tired? Hungry? Hurt? Oh, your teeth." She also wakes up in the middle of the night screaming or wailing. She doesn't usually have other issues with sleeping, so we usually know that it's her mouth hurting. I have some Clove Essential Oil that I dilute with coconut oil, and add some copaiba to it. Most of the time, Katie actually asks for some by pointing to it on her dresser. I rub some of the mixture onto her gums where it looks red or where I can tell her teeth are coming in. Clove is numbing, and copaiba helps with inflammation, so it gives her relief very quickly!
I also rub Lavender or Peace and Calming oil on her chest and neck, and she sleeps, well, like a baby! Occasionally she is too worked up or hurting too much for the oils to settle her down, and we use Motrin, but we use it about 1/3 of the time we would have to without the oils! Win for less liver damage!
If I suspect a fever (normal with teething), I rub a little Lemon oil on her back, and this helps too.
The best part is that, even if you guess wrong about what she needs, the oils don't hurt your kids when used properly!
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Katie started Mother's Day Out this fall, we call it "school". She LOVES school! I wish she could take a longer nap at school, but even a one hour nap is better than none. She usually makes up for it on non-school days and takes longer naps or even sleeps in (which I don't mind at all). She brought home her first art work the other day. I'll leave you with a picture of her art work:
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