Graduation!

Kay has officially graduated from Physical Therapy. Yesterday morning her therapist said she has caught up to other 19 month old kids and she only wants to see her again only if

we have concerns. She is encouraging us to consider getting Kay orthotics for her flat feet in hopes it will help strengthen the muscles and make her arch not collapse.

Kay is talking up a storm. I feel like she says a new word every day. Yesterday she learned the word "nine" while counting. It is so funny to me to see what words she picks to practice and learn each day. Apparently "nine" is better then eight, seven, six... you get the point...

Kay says "bye bye", pats her diaper and gets the wipes/new diaper whenever she uses the bathroom. Too bad we can't get her to tell us before the fact. She has discovered the real purpose of toilet paper and loves to wipe and flush it "bye bye" (she would use the entire roll if we would let her!).

Today, while reading books before nap, she stretched her arms above her head yawned and then tucked her hands behind her head and leaned against me. It so so precious. I wanted to bottle it up and save it for a few years down the road when she won't sit in my lap!

She has also started this funny back-up into my lap move. When eating a snack, reading a book, etc. we will often sit on the floor together. She has started backing up until she is close enough and then very gently sits herself in my lap. I love it (again, want to bottle it up)!

She is in this phase where she loves to see how heavy of an item she can pull backwards. Today at therapy she was pulling a wheelbarrow backwards and last night she was pulling the kitchen chairs backwards.

Swim lessons are going well. She has not mastered kicking yet, but is getting there. They have large kick boards for the kids to use and Kay just wants to climb up on top and ride on it. She will kick her feet when fully on the board.

Kay is working on her 15th & 16th teeth. She looks so grown up with all the teeth. We are happy with out decision to get tubes. She has had two ear infections since and they have been much less painful to Kay. She is experimenting with testing her limits. She will do something she knows she is not supposed to do and watch for our reaction. Favorites are dumping her plate of food, putting her feet on the table, and ripping books. We have experimented a little bit with time out. We are all trying to figure out what works best with Kay for "no".