Miss America

Your darling Kiva is excellent, had a fun morning and then after nap and lunch went to costco to do party shopping. she was a riot in the store. Ken and I always take separate carts and split up for shopping. I had Kiva in my cart, and about half way through she decided she wanted bompa and started yelling his name. He heard her clear accross the store. When we checked out she very kindly said bye bye to all of the clerks and customers, along with the miss america hand wave. [Joan]

The Hazmat Team

Too funny this morning...very helpful and caring. When she came into the living room, she got the water bottle off the side table, very solemnly offered a drink first to granpa then to me, then had one herself. Then she went after granpa's coffee - that is a "do not share" thing.

Then pushing the buttons on her music book she wanted to dance with each of us in turn. joyful and happy with herself and the world.

Made her french toast this morning for the first time. She liked it a lot, and got very very precise with sticking her baby fork into a small piece of french toast, then carefully dipping it into the little bowl of maple syrup I put next to her plate, then into her mouth. Kiva now announces when she is done eating, by pulling her bib off and saying "all done". If I don't get the message, she will still take another bite, but then spits it out while looking me in the eye.

After breakfast we watched one of the baby einstein videos, and promptly at 9am, Kiva laid her head on my knee. I asked her if she wanted her bottle, she took me by the hand and lead me into the kitchen. Fixed her bottle, and into bed and off to sleep. She is just waking up, I hear her stirring, probably taking care of "business" before she calls the hazmat team. [Joan]

That is not a leaf

I found the mermaid swimsuit too, seems that I had two swimsuits after all. We went into the pool again after lunch, and I guess next time I WILL put a swim diaper on her. Kiva pooped in the pool (thank goodness it was after we had played for a while so she didn't yell about getting out), so it is being drained and sanitized, and ok ok ok I'll put a swim diaper on her. She was very funny about it. I didn't notice right off, but she kept pointing and saying "no, no" until I realized that was not a leaf lying in the bottom of the pool. [Joan]

Sheep Sheep

Ken has a new sheepskin to lie on for streching, which Kiva loves. She went into his room and hugged it until I put it on the floor, then she laid down on it. Then she went into my room and pointed at my sheepskin saying "sheep" sheep", as she knew it was the same thing. She carefully got her big fuzzy bunny from my room and carried into Ken's room to the better sheepskin, went back for her music picture book. Then carefully arranged herself, her bunny and her book on the best sheepskin to relax with some nice music and her bunny friend. Too funny. When I sat down on the floor next to her, she backed into my lap, still keeping her feet on the sheepskin and her grip on the bunny. then we listened to music for a while and sang along. What a precious time! [Joan]

Duh, Grammie

We were in my room just now and Kiva was crawling around playing quietly with some toys, then she laid down on the sheepskin on the floor for a minute, finally crawled over in front of me, laid on her back, arms and legs spread out and LOOKED at me, like "duh, can I give you any clearer hint grammie?" So she is tucked in her crib with her blanky and binky, will see if she really sleeps or just takes a time out. [Joan]

Bombs Away

Did Jim tell you about the bath poop yesterday? Kiva was looking thoughtful and grabbed my hand and stood up, immediately assumed the classic position and bombs away. I don't know who was more surpirsed, her or me. [Joan]

Nudie Time

Kiva and I had a very fun time this morning out in the yard. It was so sunny and warm, I put a blanket on the grass and stripped our little nature girl for some nudie time. She loved it! especially standing on the patio busily digging dirt OUT of the planters and throwing it onto the patio. I took some great video clips of her. She doesn't like crawling on the grass with her bare knees, so she was trying to get around on her hands and feet with her bare butt stuck straight up in the air. I took pity on her eventual adolescence and didn't take any videos of that one, but I was suuuuure tempted. Kiva ate her peas out on the blanket this afternoon, and very generously shared them with Dancer until I intervened. I also got that on the video. We also went for several walks in front. Her new gambit is walking up the stairs. We walk down the driveway and then walk back up the front stairs. She is VERY determined on this route, we had to repeat it several times. [Joan]

Tyrant

Kiva is providing our usual entertainment. Kiva was being quite imperious with her demands that Ken and I both hold her hand and take her for a walk. I looked at her and said "boy you are quite the little tyrant today aren't you?" she looked me dead in the eye and said "tyrant" just as clear as a bell. Of course it was only the once, but it was too funny. When I washed her face after breakfast, she threw a fit, of course Ken appeared immediately, Kiva lunged for him, and did the five minute hold on and snuggle with grandpa thing like she did at Chili's. he is her slave. :-} [Joan]

One, Two, Three, RUN

Kiva has been a real delight again this week, we have been taking her for walks, and she loves it when we say "one, two, three, RUN", and then we "run" down the street for ten feet or so. Lots of foot pounding and encouragement from us, we aren't really going that fast, but it is fast for her. She shrieks with laughter, thinks it is the funniest thing in the world. she insists on having both of our hands. If I offer her only my hand, she looks around for Ken and if she spots him, lets him know quite clearly that her other hand needs him. too funny. [Joan]

Pouncing on Oranges

I have been keeping Lisa posted on the latest Kiva stories to her immense pleasure. She wants to see Kiva eat her oranges, I have been telling her how she pounces on it and then murmurs with pleasure while she is sluuuuurrrping it. I use a knife to cut off the rind and all the outer membrane so she has this juicy ball, she sucks on the orange and spits out the inner section separators. too funny. [Joan]