Baby or Kid?

Hana is experiencing some ambivalence about her impending birthday. She is very excited that she is going to "turn into a kid" in less than 2 months. At the same time, she is clinging to babyhood, as evidenced by the fact that she has begun to refer to herself in the third person as "The Baby," as in
"Pick The Baby up" and "The Baby wants some milk." In the car today, she made up her own Wheels on the Bus verse:

The Hana Baby says pick me up, pick me up, pick me up...

I have read about this ambivalence, and of course it's normal for kids to "regress" at times, but I never thought it would be quite so literal.

On another note, I am pleased to report that Hana did not inherit my terrible sense of direction. She now points and tells me which way to go when I am driving someplace, or instructs me to go up or down a hill, and she's always right. The other day while backseat driving she said, "Mommy, I'm helping you to go 'whee' [that's one of her words for driving] because I don't want you to get lost." She also knows the difference between red and green traffic lights and tells me when to stop and go.

Tomorrow we are going to try a morning of arts and crafts - pipe cleaners, sequins, homemade play doh, markers (washable), colored paper, glue, egg crates, etc. Check back here for pics of any masterpieces that Hana cooks up.