Amazing Me Once Again

Katie just did it again. She amazed me. I was folding laundry in the master bedroom and Katie was on the bed flipping through the TV channels. She stopped on a news program where they flashed a picture of President Obama. She looked at me and said, "Obama!. Obama!" She clearly knows President Obama by sight and I can't figure out why his face and name have stuck in her brain. Perhaps it is a sad statement on our country where President Obama stands out to her because he is one of the few black people she sees regularly on TV. Or perhaps she likes his name. Go ahead and try it "O-BA-MA". It's fun to say.

Another weird thing is how Katie always recognizes pictures of her late Great Aunt Cookie. As mentioned before, she saw her Great Aunt Cookie on a few occassions, but Cookie died when Katie was 18 months old. However, if asked she will find her Great Aunt Cookie in pictures but not other family members with the exception of Gagas and Pop Pops. Perhaps "Cookie" sticks with her because it too is a fun name and is also the name of a sweet treat.