1 Hiding!

Kenzie's new favorite thing is hiding. Her hide-and-go-seek skills have improved dramatically over the past few weeks—she no longer walks around saying "hiding!" with her hands covering her eyes and runs face first into the wall, which is a good thing.

Now what she'll do is grab Andrea or I by the thumb, start saying "hiding! hiding!" over and over again, drag us over to her soon-to-be hiding spot, and duck into the corner or closet where she "conceals" herself—all of which she repeats another 27 times. 

0 Couch Potato

Look at that crazy hair!

0 Happy Valentine's Day!

0 Kensington's Words (Part II)

Here's an update on Kenzie's words.

NEW WORDS (29):

46. "leee" (leaves)
47. "noh" (snow)
48. "caa" (car)
49. "ooh-ooh-ooh" (*monkey sound*)
50. "sssssss" (*snake sound*)
51. "hoo-hoo" (*owl sound*)
52. "wink-wink" (*pig sound*)
53. "kkhew" (*lion sound*)
54. "lellow" (yellow)
55. "blue" (blue)
56. "pooh pooh" (poopy)
57. "pa pa" (grandpa)
58. "leyla" (Kayla)
59. "nanda" (Amanda)
60. "go" (go)
61. "p-p-p" motion with her lips (*fish sound*)
62. "duk" (stuck)
63. "gok" (socks)
64. "oww" (oww)
65. "nok nok" (knock-knock)
66. "teee" (teeth)
67. "bappy" (happy)
68. "no" (no)
69. "num num num" (yum)
70. "puh puh" (pumpkin)
UPDATE: I had forgotten a few...
71. "noo-noos" (noodles)
72. "duh" (done)
73. "bubbow" (bubbles)
74. "dah!" (ta-da!)

OLD WORDS (45):

1. "mama" (Mom)
2. "dada" (Dad)
3. "JeJe" (Jesus)
4. "babee" (baby)
5. "Melmo" (Elmo)
6. "DorDor" (Dora)
7. "mema" (grandma)
8. "buppy" (puppy)
9. "bah" (ball)
10. "uh oh" (uh oh)
11. "bup" (up)
12. "nak" (snack)
13. "dey-doo" (thank you)
14. "dee-dee" (the end)
15. "down" (down)
16. "nana" (banana)
17. "coo-coo" (cookie)
18. "niyh-niyh" (night, night)
19. "mow" (more)
20. "boo" (book)
21. "biyh" (bite)
22. "coh" (cold)
23. "aht" (hot)
24. "nuh" (nose)
25. "wada" (water)
26. "pees" (please)
27. "chee" (cheese)
28. "shooo" (shoes)
29. "cracka" (cracker)
30. "bye bye" (bye, bye)
31. "hiiiy" (hi)
32. "peee....be!" (peek-a-boo)
33. "awww" (*snuggle sound*)
34. "weeee" (*excited sound*)
35. "whoa" (*surprised sound*)
36. "baaa" (*sheep sound*)
37. "arf-arf" (*dog sound*)
38. "meow" (*cat sound*)
39. "neeee" (*horse sound*)
40. "mooo" (*cow sound*)
41. "be-be-be" (*bird sound*)
42. "wak-wak" (*duck sound*)
43. "bee" (beep)
44. "buuuh" (button)
45. "tooo" (toes)

NOTE: Orange text indicates words that Kenzie says better or differently now than she did at the time when I first made the list.

0 Kensington's Words.

Kenzie is quite the little talker. She can now say each of the following words (though there are many more she responds to):

1. "mama" (Mom)
2. "dada" (Dad)
3. "JeJe" (Jesus)
4. "babee" (baby)
5. "Melmo" (Elmo)
6. "DuDu" (Dora)
7. "mema" (grandma)
8. "buh-buh" (puppy)
9. "bah" (ball)
10. "uh oh" (uh oh)
11. "bup" (up)
12. "nak" (snack)
13. "dey-doo" (thank you)
14. "dee-dee" (the end)
15. "down" (down)
16. "nana" (banana)
17. "coo-coo" (cookie)
18. "niyh-niyh" (night, night)
19. "mow" (more)
20. "boo" (book)
21. "biyh" (bite)
22. "coh" (cold)
23. "aht" (hot)
24. "nuh" (nose)
25. "wada" (water)
26. "pees" (please)
27. "chee" (cheese)
28. "shooo" (shoes)
29. "cracka" (cracker)
30. "buh-buh" (bye, bye)
31. "hiiiy" (hi)
32. "peee....be!" (peek-a-boo)
33. "awww" (*snuggle sound*)
34. "weeee" (*excited sound*)
35. "whoa" (*surprised sound*)
36. "baaa" (*sheep sound*)
37. "arf-arf" (*dog sound*)
38. "meow" (*cat sound*)
39. "neeee" (*horse sound*)
40. "mooo" (*cow sound*)
41. "be-be-be" (*bird sound*)
42. "wak-wak" (*duck sound*)
43. "bee" (beep)
44. "buuuh" (button)
45. "tooo" (toes)

I love that little girl!

0 Kenzie is walking!

I can't believe how quickly Kenzie has grown up! My little girl is already walking, which is absolutely mind blowing to me.