in the circle

It seems like Kaitlyn is more and more ready for preschool every day…yet she's still got another year and a half until she starts!  This girl loves all the kids, the toys, the stories, the teachers, and most importantly she loves the stickers she gets after Ry's school day!  Today she and I got there a little early to pick up Ryan, so we sat in the back and listened to story time, until she just couldn't take it any more and got up and marched right up to Ryan and sat down by his side.  Then the two of them held hands to walk back to Ry's classroom, she sat right next to him on his mat to sing the goodbye song, and then she marched herself up to his teacher to get her goodbye sticker.  Like.She.Owned.The.Place.

sitting with big brother on his mat at circle time

She also had her 18 month well check today, and passed with flying colors.  It always makes me smile to fill out the questionnaire before the visit and realize she's been doing most of the things they ask for a little while…."Can your child point to at least one of her body parts when asked?"  Check.  "Can your child go get her shoes when asked?" Check, and then she will take them off and put them away in the basket when asked as well.  Double check.  "Does your child say at least 6 words?"  Check.  And then some.

• "A-bawdy kween up, kween up, kween up" -- translates to "Everybody clean up, clean up, clean up", she loves to sing!
• "Rock a baby, on da twee top" -- "Rock a bye baby, on the tree top"
• "I wansome"
• "cool", "cute", and "chocolate" -- really, what 18 month old says that?  
• she has started counting, and I swear she gets to about 5 or 6 accurately every time

She is still tall and lean on the growth chart, 30th percentile for weight at 23 lbs 8 oz, and 85th percentile for height at 33 inches.  And man did she learn how to give her doctor a mean mug face!  She was a bit hesitant of him this time around, not sure if it's because Ryan wasn't there, or if she's just hitting that age (which is a good thing in her case! A little stranger danger is good for the girl who smiles, waves at, and hugs just about everybody she sees).  But Dr Tran had her laughing by the end of our visit, as always.
Overall, KayGray is a tough little cookie.  She will hang in there with her brother's tough games without a peep, she'll dive face first off the couch into a pile of blankets (on purpose) and then repeat it over and over again for fun, yet she still loves her stories and hugs and kisses, loves to help me sing her to sleep at night, and sleeps like a champ through naps and nighttime.
Hard to believe we've rounded the corner of the baby years and the 24 month age milestone is in sight.  Almost makes me think about wanting to start all over again….but then I remember how tired we are and I realize that will never be.  Two is good, actually it's perfect.