Kassi is just a couple months away from turning three and she's growing and changing in so many ways!
--she loves gymnastics! She loves the trampoline, parachute, and hot dog roles. She'll even hot dog role across the living room floor. She's gotten really good at walking on the beam, forward jumping, apart togethers, and somersaults. I'm just loving how her coordination has improved.
--she has named her stuffed toys by the sound they make such as Meow-meow, Baa, Moo, and Ooh-ooh! (A little monkey with huge eyes... He's the favorite) then all pigs are called "oinks," ducks are "quacks," horses are "neighs" and all roosters are "cock-a-doos." The exceptions to the rule are Fishy, Lamby from the Doc McStuffins cartoon, Puppy, Froggy, and "El-phant" the pink elephant she got for Easter.
--Every time Kassi prays, she asks for "Mommy feel better." I think it's because I was so sick with morning sickness when she learned how. It reminds me of Ally when she learned to pray. She would always ask for "Daddy come home safely" even when he was sitting right there.
--When I was going through my icky time, she was very concerned about me. She would hold my face in her hands and look into my eyes and say "You OK Mommy?" It was the sweetest thing ever.
--Whenever she falls down or drops something without getting hurt, she makes an effort to let you know she's OK. I will be in a different room and hear "oops! I OK Mommy!"
--She isn't seeming to grasp the baby in my tummy thing. She laughed at my enlarging tummy when I was changing the other day and I finally was able to explain to her that my belly is growing because her little sister is in there. She got it and kissed my tummy. Now whenever she walks into my closet and sees the little gitl outfit I bought for the baby, she says "for your tummy?" Then yesterday she lifted up her shirt, stuck our her belly, and announced that there was a baby in her tummy too! So still not quite getting it but making progress...
--Kassi loves to torment our dog, Bell. There is no doubt that she is higher on the chain than the animal that is almost double her size. Her favorite thing to do is tackle Bell's head and lay there while Bell whimpers and tries to get out. One day, she was tying a string around the door of Bell's crate to lock her in while humming 'Twinkle Little Star' to herself. That night when I sang that song to her at bedtime, she started chuckling to herself.
--somewhere Kassi heard the phrase 'Okee Dokee.' I am guessing it was from Auntie or Grandma because it's not a phrase I use often. It has been really cute though--she is constantly saying "okee okee!"
--Kassi loved her recent visit to Legoland! It's just her kind of place. There were several rides however that she couldn't ride. And neither could I. So while the others were off on roller coasters and such, Kassi and I looked around at the different Lego worlds and went to the aquarium! It was Kassi's first time in an aquarium and she loved all the fish and sea life. Her favorites were the jellyfish and seahorses.
At one point, though, her older sisters were driving little Lego cars and she just watched excitedly through the fence. She didn't insist on riding or throw a tantrum. She was just excited for her sisters. After they were done and we prepared to move on, Kassi let out a squeal and ran. She saw a model Lego car sitting outside the fence! She sat and pretended to drive that car for at least five or ten minutes before I was finally able to get her to come with us to the next thing.
