Kaeta has started to use her imagination more. Last night, one page of her bedtime story showed a dog.
“That puppy dog goin!” she said.
“Where’s he going?”
“Goin’ ta get ice water!”
Also, she likes to play with her stuffed animals, usually by putting them to bed or changing their diaper. When she puts them to bed, she often lays a blanket on top of them (or, in the absence of a real blanket, a wet wipe. I came into the bedroom the other day, and there was a Pooh bear, a piggy, and Curious George, each lying on the floor facing the ceiling with a wipe carefully placed on its midsection. It was like an art installation!). She sometimes says a bedtime prayer with them: “Thank you God for taking care of us Amen.” We don’t know where she learned that prayer, though!
The other day, she was “waking up” Pooh bear. “Wake up, Pooh!” she said. “Today is a special kind of day!” That’s not something we say to her, but I guess maybe we should!