Go Yankees!

Daddy took me to the tax man, Stu, today. Why is that a big deal? Because mommy and daddy's tax guy is a huge Yankees fan too. He has two seats from the Original Yankee Stadium in his waiting room. Check me out on seat 11. Mommy made sure I was dressed appropriately for the meeting(I even have Yankee socks on). Stu was as impressed with me as I was with him.(He had on a Yankee logo tie). I hope mommy and daddy take me to a game this season.

My 1st trip to the dentist

I had my 1st visit to the dentist today! I really liked the waiting room at MagicLand. They had fun toys on the wall, a train running through the office and a mini movie theater. I was not very fond of Dr.Mike trying to look in my mouth, but he discovered that my top molars are on their way in. The top right is actually poking through, that explains my recent moods and "only mommy" phase. The dentist says I have excellent oral hygiene and even gave me a new toothbrush and a purple balloon! It was quite exciting overall. The tiny chip in my front tooth is ok. I cut my lip when I was sprinting from Nana on the path last week. That was a fun game... until I fell.
Mommy and daddy took me to a new Parkette after my long nap. We had a great time.
Oh, and I got to meet Logan's brand new little sister, Lily today. I made sure to sneeze right on her little head while she was sleeping. (oops, scuuze me.)

Spring Break

Wow, a Sunday during spring break at Disneyland was certainly a experience that we will not repeat. (It's a good thing our neighbor got us in for free.) It was much more enjoyable last month in the slow season. I still had a good time, but the crowds were out of control. Nana got lucky with no wait for the single riders on all the big rides while I was napping. The only ride we took the time to wait for was Peter Pan because Nana said it would be my favorite. It was quite fun. The highlight of my day was when I got to meet Mickey Mouse in Toon Town. We toured his house and didn't know we would see him at the end. I screamed "MickMick!!!" when we got in the room with him. It was so exciting. I showed him my new Minnie doll and everything! The petting zoo and carousel are still among my favorites. We'll probably buy the season pass next fall.
I had a great visit with Nana last week and keep asking when she is coming back from that bus ride she took to see Mike and Daisy. Speaking of Daisy... Kiwi now has a name instead of just "oofy", I call him "Kiki" and my stuffed dalmatian is named Daisy now, just like Nana's dog that I see on video chat each week. Everywhere I go, I must have Daisy, Minnie, Oofy1 AND Oofy2 (not to be confused with oofy1. I know the difference, even in the dark, and oofy2 will never be a substitute for the original. I must suck on oofy1's ear when I sleep.) I meltdown if they ever leave my side. Mommy had to go back to the car numerous times to get all of my friends as she was paged at the gym to come get me. My new nanny, Reyna lets me take them all on my lap in the stroller to the park when she watches me on Fridays. Mommy has to do a lot of toy washing lately. I cried for just 6 minutes in the nursery at church this morning. I'm getting better, but I am definitely going through another "mommy phase" lately. They were finally able to distract me with crackers and a glitter project. I am enjoying mommy's time at home. We are back to our play-dates with my friends and fun activities. Mommy takes me to Boba for a special treat. I like the couches there and they have fun cards to play with. My favorite saying of the week is "Rock a Baby". I know my colors and numbers now! Oh and mommy and daddy are loving daylight savings because I sleep from 7pm to 8am now! Whoohoo!

18 month well baby check

At Kana's 18 month appointment she measured in at 29lbs, 8oz. and 33.5 inches tall! She's still above the 95th percentile on the growth chart. The pediatrician asked if she was speaking 5 words or more. We stopped writing them down about a month ago when she surpassed 75 words and started repeating every word she heard. "Aquaphor", "Elmo", "Mick-Mick" and "snack" are among her current favorites. She loves to talk, jump, color everything in the house with her new crayons, and hunt for pinecones this week. She also likes to tell us that she is a "good girl". ;o) We're taking "baby gymnastics class" starting this month. We can't wait! ;o)
---Check out our matching hats that Nana made for us!

A Very Merry UnBirthday to Me

I understand that I missed posting on my half birthday last week. I am 18 months old now! The people I live with have been slacking on taking dictation. They claim they are tired from "work" and "taking care of me." Talk about lame excuses. Anyway here are a few pics I think you might enjoy.
Check out my cool Ponies!

Playing in my box.

Playing dress-up at the store with Auntie Steph.

On the beach with Mommy.

PeePee in the Potty?

Kana 1
Potty 0

It pays to be sharp. I figured out that I don't actually have to go pee pee in the potty to make music. I can just turn the potty over and push the magic button underneath!

Catching Up

I've been very busy lately and the blog has suffered. Mommy and daddy left me with Nana last weekend so they could go to Las Vegas with their friends for rugby and Valentine's Day. I made sure they knew who was boss when they got home. I've been extra cranky all week. Before they left we attempted Snow Trip Part Deux. Successfully, this time. I like the snow. I made a snowman with Nana. I even gave it a hug. Daddy took me to the Aquarium again and this time I was able to pet a shark as it splashed me with it's tail! We even went to the pet store as entertainment. Check me out with the guinea pig.
I threw in some cute pics from January that I've been meaning to post. I spent the day with my cousin Ethan "baby E" in Santa Barbara. We both rode horses on the beautiful carousel. Big apologies to my other cousins, H and O. I was supposed to meet up with them in Hawaii but daddy wussed out and said it was a no go. He was afraid we might get stuck for an extra 4-5 days out there since the flights were looking very full. He didn't want a repeat of his trip to Rome this summer. I'm not sure I could handle the 5+ hour flight both ways either. I can't sit still that long. Mommy goes back to flying in June so then it will be much easier to see you guys since we'll have more non-rev options.
My vocab is progressing nicely. (I'm up to 65 words!) I can say all my numbers from 1-10, not that that means anything to me. I'm just like one of those parrots in the Tiki Room. That's all for now. I have to keep going strong for Daddy's last week of vacation.

Hey Daddy!

I just wanted to let you know that I am ready for a Disneyland season pass. It's only a short 35 min drive away. I've been such a good girl. I slept 14.5 hours last night. I was so wiped out from my exciting day. I can't wait to go again! xox Kana

17 Months Old Today

The past two days have been awesome! On Monday, mommy and daddy took me to the Aquarium and then today they took me to Disneyland for the first time! I love that place. The funny thing is that they thought I would actually nap in the stroller while we were there. Good joke guys. Little did they know I would be running all over with mommy picking me up and carrying me while daddy pushed a stroller full of sweatshirts, snacks and diapers.I can hang with the big boys and stay up all day when there are exciting things to see. I'll pass out in my car seat on the way home but I won't miss the good stuff. Everyone said I was too young to enjoy Disneyland but they were wrong. I lasted from 10am till 4ish.
Our first thing to do was ride the train and circle the the park. It came with an excellent recommendation from my cousins, H and O. The next stop was the "Tiki Room" where the birds sing the words and the flowers croon. It is awesome in there. Papa, that's your favorite stop isn't it? I wanted to stay for the next show but mommy and daddy said we could go back again next time. I enjoyed travelling around the world on "It's a small world"(another of Papa's favorites). I also floated through the jungle on the "Jungle Cruise." I rode on the Carousel, I played in "Toon Town," I petted the goats in Adventure Land and I went on "Snow White." I had a photo shoot with mommy and Pluto but to be truthful, I was a bit scared of him and the other characters. It doesn't help that I don't know who any of them are since I'm not allowed to watch TV. I wasn't impressed with the "Storybook Land" ride either. It was only the second time mommy and daddy rode it and I believe it was their last.
Mommy thought if we went to to round building that rotates it would put me to sleep....Nope. Instead, there was nice area for me to run around inside. Daddy wanted to take me on the submarines but we ran out of time. It will have to wait until next trip. I can't wait to go back and explore some more.
Mommy packed plenty of snacks for me but my favorite was the frozen peas. Mmmmm good.
Daddy kept a good eye on me all day so I didn't get lost. I've heard if you are lost, Disneyland is Not the "Happiest Place on Earth" for either the party who is lost nor the party seeking the lostee. Mommy was most impressed by the changing facilities in the bathrooms throughout the park. The California Academy of Sciences could learn a thing or two from Disney.
The weather was fantastic and the crowds were nonexistent. We didn't wait longer than 10 minutes for a ride. Sweeeeeeet! This is the way to experience Disneyland.

I had Papa and Gramma come to visit me last week. That's right, me. Not mommy and daddy, ME! It was great to see them again. I showed them all my new tricks and my voluminous vocabulary. I am quite loquacious. Let's do it again soon.
To top everything else off, I have a new tooth. Getting closer to a full set every day.

Love and Kisses,
Kana

Developing Facial Recognition Software

Here I am going through my picture book and pointing out who I see. I'm pretty good if I do say so myself. I am still working on saying Gung-Gung and Gramma. My cousins are all letters O(Owen), H(Harrison) and E(Ethan). I've had Mama, Dada and Papa down for a while now and I just mastered Nana. Aunt Elaine is just Lane(so close) and Uncle Mike is My. I've decided to call Aunt Megan, Mimi since her name is hard to get my tongue around and Uncle Jim is a work in progress. He hides from the camera like a vampire from sunlight so I only have tiny head shots of him. I know Kiwi of course, I call him Ooof. Every other kid (no matter how much older they are) and I are just BABY!