Kayleigh's Personality

Lately Kayleigh has started to voice her opinion more and more about things she does and does not want to do. (More than her mother would like!) Today she got mad at me for not going to the slide when we were outside! She really likes things a certain way which is interesting. She doesn't like her highchair tray to be messy and wants me to give her a napkin to clean it off. She also does not like to have her sleeves rolled up which becomes a problem while eating because she gets food all over her sleeves! The other day I had to clean her bedspread and so it was not on her bed. She kept going into her room, pointing to her bed and saying "uh-oh". We are enjoying watching her as each day I feel like her personality comes out more and more.

Speaking Words

The last few days Kayleigh has been putting two words together, which is a big step in her development. A few examples are:

"MaMa where?"

"ByeBye DaDa."

Other words she says regularly are:

"Yea!"
"MaMa"
"DaDa"
"PaPa"
"Where?"
"Shoes"
"ByeBye"
"Hey!"

There are other words she says that we cannot make sense of. We think a little mix of Chinese and English because she hears both languages regularly.

Back and Forth

Yesterday and today all Kayleigh wanted to do is this. All day! Now that she is walking everywhere, we have entered into a new phase in our parenting where we must follow her everywhere. There are times when we let her go wherever without supervision and then it gets really quiet. We know then that she is getting into something! We feel blessed to have had this long without having to follow her everywhere she goes.

Kayleigh in the Camera

This is the first time Kayleigh has seen herself in the video camera's preview screen. She certianly likes to see herself.

Kayleigh Moments

Kayleigh right after a bath. She loves to be warm and clean! When Alisa and her cousin Katheryn were little, they wore PJs that were very similar to the ones Kayleigh is wearing here.

Kayleigh styling her new winter hat that fits her too well for the hat being 2T-5T! Man she has a head on her. Let's hope there are some brains that came with it.

As you can tell Kayleigh really loves her Spaghetti. She loves it so much she wanted her cheeks to enjoy it as much as her mouth does!

This is Kayleigh's Ayi (ah-yee). We have her come and help Alisa clean the house, watch Kayleigh, occasionally fix dinner, and other odds and ends around the house. Kayleigh absolutely loves playing with her every time she comes. We are very thankful for her as she blesses our family each time she is here.

Kayleigh Stands Up and Walks

This is the first time Kayleigh has gotten up on her own and walked to someone. We are excited about how quickly she has progressed in her walking. She continues to take more and more risks daily. Kayleigh still finds it a little difficult to walk from the carpet to the hardwoods, or from the hardwoods to the carpet, but she is getting better at it. It is so fun to see her grow up!

Thanksgiving Bounty

This is our fourth Thanksgiving in East Asia and I think it was the best food we have had in those years. As you can see we had about 14 dishes made by 6 people. Kayleigh enjoyed the people much more than the actual food which again gave mom a huge headache! But she endured Kayleigh's fast and eventually had a great time. We have a tremendous amount to be thankful for. Thanks be to God who gives us everything we have, especially great food in a land that does not serve Western Food.

Kayleigh Walks!!!

This is incredible! Kayleigh is now starting to walk on her own for the first time in her life! She took her first steps Thursday afternoon on the 15th. Below is a video of her walking with Mom.

Murder Mystery

John and I went to a Murder Mystery Party last night. It was a 1920's gangster theme. We had a great time. John was one of the people murdered so we had to figure out who the killer was! The good news is if you get killed you get to come back as another player. We had a blast. It was really fun to dress up and play the game.

This is the morning after. We spent the night with our friends that hosted the party and Kayleigh was wearing someone's boa around. She really liked it!

Kayleigh's New Tricks

Not much has been happening around the Greene house today. I did want to share a story from the other day though. Kayleigh's new thing is to give everyone a high five. Since this isn't a custom in Asia sometimes she gets some unusual looks when she raises her hand at people. The other day we were in a taxi and she started to give John and I a high five. She loves big trucks and there was one behind us in the taxi. She kept raising her hand wanting the driver to give her high five. We couldn't seem to explain to her that he wasn't going to get out of his truck to come give her a high five. She is a funny little one! We enjoy watching her personality come out more and more everyday. It is also fun for John because he can teach her news tricks all the time!