Shoephile

Classic K-bao move. With a casual "See you next time!," the little one kicks off her Crocs, grabs an expensive retail item - a Burberry rainboot, what else? - and takes off. The girl has clearly inherited her mother's high end tastes along with her obsession with footwear. (Though what about the pilfering tendencies? Disavowed by both parents)

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At 2 years and 4 months, to both our pleasure and our horror, K-bao can now say just about anything she wants. While there are still some nonsensical phrases here and there, or difficult-to-make out pronunciations, she clearly understands cause and effect, before and after, simple logic...and is starting to delve into the more complicated areas of jealousy, competition, manipulation.

As it is, her negotiation skills already trump her parents (who need to resort to blatant authoritarianism to get anything done). She's direct and persuasive, and tenacious to boot. And when she wants something, there is no passive-aggressiveness to her approach; it's just plain aggressive.

Recent pronouncements from K-bao include:

1. K-bao farted. It really smells.

2. Auntie Katie can't reach because her arm is too short.

3. Dear God, thank you for K-bao.

4. Let me do it please. K-bao wants to do it all by myself.

5. First I will eat cheese. Then I will eat vegetables.

6. 1+1=2. 2+2=4. 3+3=6...all the way through 10+10=20. (Granted, these are memorized...but she will spout them off at all hours to pass the time)

7. What is that in English? What is that in Chinese? (often times stumping her parents)

8. K-bao is Daddy's precious one, little cutie and dearest.