walking and clapping :-)

Kat is taking more and more steps without holding on. She still has to be distracted though, like if she's going after a toy she wants. She doesn't do it just because we ask her to. I think the most she's done at once is 4.

Kat claps her hands now when she does something good. We've always clapped and said, "YAY!" when she did something cute or sweet. Now she joins us. She'll clap when we say "YAY!" and sometimes when she just thinks she's done well. When I tell her no and she listens, she claps for herself!

She consistently now will raise both arms above her head when we ask, "are you SO BIG?" And sometimes she'll just do it if we're not paying enough attention. Then she'll clap of course! She smiles so big when she does it. I think she really loves the idea of understanding us.

She kisses her books night night, on her own. We've never told her to. She'll just lean forward once in a while and kiss the page. Especially the soft night night book with kittens and bunnies. She's such a love.

And now she sleeps with Piglet, her best friend. We've heard talking and gone in and she's sitting up holding piglet and talking to him. She even lets Piglet read books with her and she holds him while she nurses.