Happy Kate

Some of this stuff I've probably mentioned before, but I spent a lot of time with Kate this week, so I'm noticing it all over again.

The way she crawls - Happy smile on her face, she POUNDS each hand down on the floor, accompanying it with a soundtrack: "Huh...Huh...Huh...HUH!" Big smile. "Huh...Huh...Huh...HUH!" Again and again as she crosses the floor, smiling all the way.

The way she laughs - It just bubbles up out of her, like a pitcher of water overflowing. And it continues to bubble, exploding every once in a while into a bigger laugh, then back to a happy gurgle. And I think she even laughs at her laughing - she certainly laughs at Jack laughing, or at us laughing back at her. It's a riot.

The way she dances - She sits on her butt with her knees splayed out, and rocks and bounces up and down. Her fingers go to her mouth, or she claps, and raises her elbows up in the air. Baby chicken dance? It's like a combination dance and strut without walking, with her elbows and butt bouncing up and down. And oh yeah - she laughs, too.

The crawling game - She crawls across the room ("Huh....Huh...Huh...HUH!"), then pauses, looks back over her shoulder, stops. Makes sure you're paying attention and might follow her. Laughs. Starts crawling again. Pauses. Looks back over her shoulder. Stops. Laughs. Get Jack involved in the game, either as the follower or the one being chased, and it could go on forever for all she cares. Me too, I think.