Katelyn has come to the age where she’s very wary of strangers. So when we went to Cali, I was slightly embarrassed that she didn’t want to be held by any of my relatives. She would cling on to our necks for dear life and try to climb up our chests as far as she possibly could. There was one time when we went to visit Bryan’s aunt in San Diego. Katelyn graciously took her hand for the filipino sign of respect we call “bless,” but refused to be held. Later during the day, Katelyn managed to loosen up and amuse herself by playing on the floor. Seeing that she was in a more playful mood, Bryan’s aunt walked towards her to try to pick her up. Katelyn saw her comming and very, very s-l-o-w-l-y lay herself completely flat on the tile floor, trying so hard to disappear. It was very funny, but very embarrassing.
The only time she would be social is if there were other children around. She wanted to play with her cousins, but of course, she can’t possibly keep up with them since she can’t (or won’t) run around. But if there’s one thing my relatives had to say, it was that she was very well behaved. During my cousin’s wedding that we attended, there were about 7 flower girls, Katelyn included. She and her younger cousin, who is just an infant, were supposed to ride in a wagon that would be pulled down the isle by an older male cousin. Just before the wedding, the baby starting crying, so they decided to carry her down the isle instead. So it was just Katelyn in the wagon. Thank goodness that she got lots of practice riding a wagon around our neighborhood! As she was being pulled down the isle, she was as quiet as could be. She merely turned her head this way and that to look at the people who were all around her. She might as well have been Queen Victoria riding a horse-drawn carriage, acknowledging her admiring subjects. It made everybody giggle.
→ Posted on July, 2008 by Mommy
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