Stinky

So last night, a couple minutes after I put Dakota in the bath, she started saying "kiki-poo" TRANSLATION: Stinky Poo. I gave her a funny look and said, "There's no stinky poos." And she started holding her crotch and saying "kiki-poo" again. I thought she was just being silly. She NEVER poops after 3 in the afternoon. So I was not prepared for what was about to happen... I was in the adjoining room and I could hear her splashing around and then suddenly I hear her saying "YUCK! YUCK!" I poke my head around the corner and there is a big log of poop floating in the tub! Needless to say, I had to end bath time and clean up. I felt so bad that she had tried to tell me she needed to poop and I wasn't getting it! It would have been the perfect potty-training moment and I missed it! I will definitely listen from now on!

The whole time I was getting her in her PJ's she was telling me, "Mess. Bath. Kiki. Yuck." I

ABC Song

Yesterday we did a lot of driving. For half the day, Dakota was in the back seat chanting some repetitive sounds.... they sounded deliberate but I couldn't figure out what she was saying or doing. It sounded like "oh, oh, oh, emma-nemma-nemma-nemma-eeee...." Finally after about half the day, I recognized a little tune and I sang back to her... "l-m-n-o-peee?" and she smiled wide and clapped her hands and said "yay!". Like I finally got it :) She was singing her ABC's. I haven't sang the song to her much but her leapfrog system on our fridge that teaches letter sounds plays that song and I guess she's started to learn it! Now that I know what it is, she actually sings it pretty well... especially for a one year old!

Race

Dakota saw a race on one of her morning TV shows... after the show, she came into the kitchen... backed into the corner and said "SET. GO!" and took off running across the room and into the living room! I was so surprised that just after watching the show she understood the concept and was practicing racing. The next time she came back in the room, I said, "Ready?" and she said "SET! GO!" and took off again :) She did this repeatedly for about 20 minutes. I think it was a good way to burn off some energy!

One More Mess

I was in the kitchen and Dakota was in our front room and I hear her say, "Uh-Oh... Mess! Mess!" and then she peeks her little brown eyes around the corner into the kitchen to make sure I heard her. I looked at her and said, "Did you make a mess? We don't make messes.... can you clean it up?" She looks at me, holds her little finger up and says, "One more mess!" and goes racing back into the room. :) Like it's negotiable! Little stinker!!

"P"

Dakota knows all her ABC's but has trouble with the "p" sound and usually says "t" instead. To help her learn the sound, I always say "puh-puh-puh-PEE". So now whenever she sees the letter P she says "buh-buh-buh-TEE". It's one of our favorites.

Shhhh!

I was trying to get Dakota to talk to my mom on the phone. She walked over to a corner and stood still. I started asking her questions trying to get her attention and she turned her head and looked at me, put her finger to her lips and shushed me! She was busy filling her diaper... :)