several nights ago i was putting evangelina down after her bottle, & in order to soothe her (& encourage her to stay down), i (daddy) was gently & rhythmically patting her bottom & lower back to let her i was beside her. after awhile i stopped, but continued to lay quietly beside her to see if she had already fallen asleep. without getting up, she turned to the side (to peek if i was still there), then reached back with her right hand & started patting her own butt with the same gentle rhythm!

lately evangelina's been copying us quite well, picking her nose (like jadon), praying with hands folded before eating, playing 'high-five'& even last night acting like me (daddy) when i pumped my fist & said, 'yesssss!' (only her version was abbreviated: her fist was held high while she smilingly called out, 'Ssssssss!'

lately in the last 2weeks evangelina has been engaging in pretend play: 'getting' cream from a tube & 'applying' it on her face, 'getting' food from your hand (with & without a fork/spoon) & 'eating' it, 'cooking' with pans