Who Am I? What Am I?

Lately, there have been some things going on in our house that make me say "I wonder what she/he is really thinking".

Sometimes I wonder if Theo (our puppy) really knows he is actually a dog. I've caught him in the act of some weird things he does.

He climbs up onto the back of the couch and sleeps, he will climb up onto your shoulder and sleep, he sleeps on his back with his legs up in the air, and he climbs onto tables like he belongs there. Lol Another thing is he sleeps with Corey and I in our bed and usually when I wake up in the morning, I am sharing my pillow with Theo. I think my puppy is confused! He must think he is a human and maybe sometimes a cat.

Theo isn't the only one I come to believe may be a little confused. I understand when a kid finds herself in the mirror, she will most likely think it is another little girl on the other side. I don't think Kyleah knows what she looks like yet. The other morning, Kyleah came running into my bedroom and noticed a little girl in the mirror. (Our mirror is on the back or our bedroom door.) Kyleah kept opening it and looking behind the door and couldn't figure out where this girl went. It was adorable! Kyleah was talking to her and giving her high-five's, she thought she found a new friend. I told her to give the little girl kisses..and she did. All of the older pictures we have around the house of her, Kyleah will point and say "Baby". We try to explain to her that yes it is a baby, but it is Kyleah! It's weird to see her learn things, that I don't ever remember not knowing.

When we first got Theo, I wondered if we would have problems with Kyleah..well acting like a dog. I figured it would go both ways with the toys, Kyleah taking his and Theo taking hers. I guess you can say they share pretty well, except Kyleah doesn't chew the heads off of the duckies like Theo tends to do. And yes they do share Kyleah's food, just like on TV..anything Kyleah doesn't want, Theo gets. We've been trying to crack down on this, we noticed Theo was getting a little plumper and it obviously isn't good for his diet.

This past Christmas "Santa" brought Theo a new puppy bed. We placed it behind the recliner and for the first few weeks and still at random times today, that is where you can find Kyleah. I still don't know what she does back there, how fun could it be to sit in a doggy bed and stare at the back of a recliner?..But she loves it! Here recently Corey put Theo's bed back in the laundry room and cut up an old blanket for him to sleep with. I think we've found out Kyleah doesn't like to sit in it back there as much.

Usually every morning Kyleah comes running down the hallway ready for the day and ready for breakfast. This morning, when I was still in bed, I heard Kyleah run down the hallway and then it was really quiet. I thought she must have went back to bed, so I got myself woke up and checked the living room to make sure she wasn't in there. Nope, no Kyleah. I quietly peeked my head into her room and surprisingly...No Kyleah! I think I had a short panic, searching the house! When I turned the corner to the laundry room, there was Kyleah, all curled up in Theo's bed under his blankie! I think it was one of the cutest things she has ever done. When I hurried to grab the camera, she was starting to get up, but I was able to catch part of the moment. How adorable!

So Kyleah thinks she is a dog and Theo thinks he is a human!

From Crib to Toddler Bed

A week ago, I thought it was time to finally tear down Kyleah's baby crib and put up her toddler bed. I felt like she had understood "when I'm in my bed that means sleep" and I believed she had done well not fighting us when its nap time or bed time. So we gave her that extra little responsibility and crossing our fingers that she wouldn't be up at 3am wanting "cheese". I'm still waiting for that night when she figures out she can get up in the middle of the night and get herself a snack!

I think the first two mornings of waking up in her new bed, Kyleah didn't realize she didn't have railings to keep her from getting out. She sat in her bed talking away, until i called for her and then she came trampling down the hallway. Something I wasn't quite expecting is when I'm awake before her and all of a sudden I see her standing next to me, scaring the poo out of me!

I am so proud of her too. So far, there has only been one night where she has gotten out of bed right after we put her in there. Corey put her down for the night and about two minutes later I here her run down the hallway and then say "HI!". It was really cute, but we tried to tell her she needed to stay in there til the morning.

The amazing thing about this whole "new bed" is that within this past week, Kyleah has went in her room all by herself and has both taken a nap or put herself to bed twice now. The first time, Papa Duane was here and we were so tired and wanted a nap, so we kept putting her in there and she would come right back out. She wasn't quite ready for a nap, I guess, because she played this game a few times. Then out of nowhere, she walked to her room, shut the door, talked for a few minutes, and then it was really quiet. Papa looked under the door to see if she racked out on the floor, scared that opening the door would wake her, nope didn't see her. I opened the door and there she was in her bed sleeping away! We were amazed! Go figure, we didn't even nap after all that.

The second time, Kyleah, Corey, and I were all in the living room and I was channel surfing. I figured Corey would fall asleep on the couch, like usual, and it would be Kyleah and me watching TV. Before Corey could close his eyes, Kyleah got up without a word and went and got into bed! I didn't even get a goodnight or kiss from her! :(

I sat here tonight looking at Kyleah and thinking how big she has gotten awfully fast. My little girl is growing up so fast and saying all these new things. I can't believe she is almost twenty months in just a couple days! I am truly proud of her, especially with this sleeping in a new bed ordeal.

Mommy is so proud of you Kyleah, I Love You! Muah!