I thought it might amuse you to gain an understanding of the special language that we employ now in the Owczarek household. Here are some common terms, and their definitions:
Lovie - A cute little orange giraffe
doll that is Katherine's security blanket. Actually, we have about five of them, but only two are in rotation at this point. Katherine has basically worn these to threads, and she now only wants the worn ones, not the new ones.
Stinky Lovie - How Lovie smells after about 6 hours with Katherine. She likes to suck on the ears, see? And sometimes, she sucks on them right after eating, and she sleeps with her. And so on. Basically, it's a health hazzard. We have to put vaseline on her lips before bed so they don't get irritated. And we were so proud of taking the binky away early on. Thank god our washing machine has a "sanitize" cycle.
Stink Transfer - Katherine doesn't like to suck on a Lovie that doesn't smell. So sometimes, if she's really picky, we take the old and new Lovie's, and we put the heads back to back, and wrap an elastic band around the ears to transfer the warm, delicious stink of the old to the new.
Level 1 Bath - Wash the butt, woo-woo, hands and face, and the play in the water.
Modified Level 1 Bath - Same as above, but with some other body part washed, usually the hair.
Level 2 Bath - Wash everything (except sometimes the feet, which are hard to get at). Not usually performed without an aromatic rubdown.
Level 2 Bath with an Aromatic Rubdown - Level 2 bath as above, with a full body moisterizing treatment afterwards.
Crunchers - Any snack food that crunches.
Chewies - Any snack food that doesn't crunch.
