I never want to forget how fun and funny my little girl is, so I've written down some of her stats, skills, and quirks so my future self and posterity can have a glimpse into the little slice of Heaven we are enjoying by having this girl in our lives.
Some of Cate's tricks and skills:
-"Oh no!" -she puts both hands on her head
-"Hello hello" -she holds a phone, or anything that remotely resembles a phone, up to her ear
-"Night night!" -she plops her head onto a pillow (works anytime but bedtime)
-Waving hello at everyone!
-Folding her arms for prayers
-"Pat pat" toys, animals, or friends :)
-Bonking foreheads
-Biting noses (good skill for life?)
-Blowing raspberries
-"Wild!!" -she waves her arms crazily up high
-"Goal!" -she holds her hands above her head
-Kissing (only on the mouth hehe)
-"Big hug!"
-"Shake shake" -any toy she's holding
-Dancing to ANY music
-Singing nonsense syllables to music
-Singing while patting her mouth
-Playing Peek-a-boo like a champ
-Eskimo kisses
-Turning light switches on and off
-Opening doors with handles
-Blowing kisses
-Standing without holding anything
-Walking along furniture or while holding hands
-Speed crawling
-Opening all cabinets and drawers
-Deleting iPhone apps
-Sending text messages of gibberish
-Growing teeth
-Growling
-Saying DADA
-Clapping
-Drinking through a straw
-"Expecto Patronum!" -she points a pen at you haha
-Dunking her face in the bath water
-Climbing out of the bath tub
Some skills we're working on:
-Sleeping more than 3 hours at a time at night
-Walking
-Growing hair
-Keeping socks on
-Eating solid food
-Staying healthy for more than 8 weeks at a time
-Saying MAMA
Places Cate has been:
Indiana
Utah
California- including Disneyland!
Florida-including the beach!
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Other fun Cate facts:
Height- 28 1/2 inches
Weight- 22 1/2 lbs
Number of teeth- 11
Favorite music- everything but especially all dubstep and all songs that her toys play
Favorite food- anything salty
Favorite toys- Cabbage Patch baby Sheldon, her singing puppy walker, lots of different stuffed animals, and all flip flops
Favorite book- My Big Dinosaur Book (she thinks the scary carnivores are funny!)
Favorite activities- exploring, dancing, playing in the bathtub, pat-patting other baby friends an animals, and riding in grocery carts
Number of nights Cate has slept all night- 0 (her very first night of life was the closest she ever got)
Number of times Cate has been sick- 5, maybe 6
Number of times Cate has had antibiotics- 3
Shoe size- 2
Number of times someone has mistaken her for a boy- one million
Number of cousins older than Cate- 6! Charlie, Londyn, Carson, Naomi, Eliza, and Jackson
Number of cousins younger than Cate- 1! Sawyer is exactly 10 months younger than Cate
Number of cross-country moves- 1!
Number of days Chris and I have thanked our Heavenly Father for our crazy beautiful, crazy smart, crazy mischievous Baby Cate- 365.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY CATE!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!
