Mrs. Independent............

Kali 1.3 is all about doing 'big girl' things right now. She's becoming very independent in everything she does.

The other day, there was a pair of shorts sitting on the couch in the living room. Kali spotted them and walked over to grab them. She immediately began to try to put them on over her clothes that she was already wearing. She figured out that she couldn't do it very well standing up, so she sat down and started poking her foot into every leg and waist hole available, trying to find a way to put on those shorts. I tried to help her out, but she didn't want any help. She eventually gave up after 20 minutes, but it was a pretty amusing 20 minutes.

Last night at dinner, she wanted to use a 'big girl' fork. She's been working with Mrs. Lime on her fork skills. They aren't quite up to snuff yet, but she's slowly getting the hang of it. She pokes at things on the plate, but has some difficulty actually getting the food onto the fork prongs. We reached a compromise where I'd grab the far end of the handle while she continued to hold the fork. I'd help her get some food on the fork and then she'd feed herself the rest of the way. She liked that and ate quite a bit with her fork.

Kali recently got a new push car that she can ride in while an adult pushes her. She absolutely loves to play with the new car. When she's watching cartoons, I'll turn the car around to face the TV. She'll go over to the car and watch cartoons while sitting in the car. She's also learned that there's a seat belt in the car that clicks together. She'll sit in that car for a half hour trying to figure out how the seat belt clicks together. She hasn't been successful yet, but she's very persistant. One of these days, I'm going to hear her fussing and come over to find that she's buckled herself into that car and can't figure out how to get it undone. It's only a matter of time.