Kid News - September 2007

Katherine has gotten into her talking globe again, and loves to make it play music from whatever country she touches. She knows where a lot of countries are already.

Emily (almost 13 months old) is mostly walking now. She really took off walking, and hasn't looked back. She thinks her toes are hilarious, especially when they reappear after putting shorts on, or if she's being held such that her toes are near her hands. She still loves to put things into other things and take them out again, though not quite as much as a month ago.

She has almost stopped putting everything in her mouth, and can be told not to do that (and sometimes listens), so we've gotten out the little Legos again, to Katherine's delight - and Emily's, too. They mostly like to take apart and reassemble the Lego people, though Katherine will also build things. Emily doesn't do much building yet, though she does like to take the helmets off the Lego people's heads and then put them on again; she mostly succeeds at putting them on, to my surprise.

Emily says Mommy, no, "mmmm" (means yes), babbee (baby), jee (cheese), dee (drink), and ta-tee (toesies). She understands a huge amount and can do things that you ask her to do ("go get your baby" or "go find Katherine", etc.). She also laughs a lot and loves to be tickled - and to watch Katherine be tickled.