Kivi's first joke

[Nods to Richard Alpert, who's post about Micaela gave me the idea to
post this]

About a week or so ago, I told Kivi "When someone asks 'what's your
name?" you say 'Kivi' "

At first she said "Wee-wee", but it very quickly evolved to "Kee-wee"
or "Kee-vee" or Kay-vee". But after a couple of days of telling me
her name whenever we asked, she started playing with us. If we asked,
she'd say something different each time, usually "Key-[something]".
"Key-cop" Ke-wish" "Key-sha", and even "Comma" . She'd get this
little grin on her face before answering, and sometimes she refuses to
say anything at all.

It's very obvious that she's playing with us. Watching a kid learn to
talk is so much fun!

Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01