Kiya updates

Life has and will always be busy busy, but here are a few updates on the fabulous Miss Kiya.

1) Walking: Nope, not yet. She is still trying to stand up in the middle of the room and is getting better. She has also finally with some prompting and A LOT of dramatics started to push a walker toy across the room. They have her do this at daycare and we do it at home. She usually screams at us while walking of course. At this point we are just waiting for her to decide that she wants to do it. We don't carry her as many places anymore, we make her walk. She will do it eventually and when she wants to not when we want her to.

2) Scalp issues: Well, we are on week 1 of oral meds complete. We felt after much thought that we had no other choice. She got a patch of ringwom under her eye and we think in her ear and then we found an additional 3 spots on her head. It didn't look like ringworm but it sure was acting like it. We tried to get into a dermatologist but they were booked until June. Not fun. We hated to do it but we were outnumbered at this point. The plus side is that Kiya LOVES the medicine.

3) Speech: Kiya is learning her name though it comes out "teeya" or "deeya" sometimes but on occasion she says Kiya. Too cute. She has learned the word "go" but her favorite word is still "no." She can also say "hot dog", and "itsy bitsy". She has learned to shout which is fun. She talks non stop all the time and if she isn't talking she is singing. Usually ABC song or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. We even catch her doing the hand motions for Twinkle Twinkle when she is singing to herself. She is also trying to say her teacher's name which is Staycee but comes (taycee) most of the time.

Kiya is such a joy to watch. She is learning so much and growing so much. We think she is going through another growth spurt. I can't wait for her 18 month check up to see how much she weighs and how tall she is. We are hoping for 24 lbs and we are sure she is at least 33 inches long. Some of her 18 month pants are starting to look a little short. Bring on short season please :)

We still have the occasional tantrum which is to be expected and they are usually frustration based that she can't get where she wants to and no one is going to help her get there. She is smart and can figure it out so we are not caving to her dramatics. I think once she walks that will help with the tantrums.

Kiya is such a feisty and energetic kid and is always on the go. She is wearing us parents out by the end of the day but we wouldn't have it any other way.