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Katherine continues to progress by leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n

  • She drew her first recognizable letter on the shower glass door this morning: “Q” which she identified by name, too. Which was a little surprising, since she’s focused most of her attention so far on “M” (“Mommy!”), “D” (“Daddy!”), and “K” (“Me! My letter!”).<\/p>\n
  • Looking at her Sesame Street game, and seeing a picture of a doctor, she said, “Doctor Kane!” (who is her pediatrician).<\/p>\n
  • Her day-to-day dialog keeps getting more sophisticated. “How are you Katherine?” “M’all right.” She’s been doing Please and Thank You for some time (and I’ll tell you — there’s nothing that will win over a store clerk or waitress faster than hearing that). <\/p>\n

    Clever girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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