Louise has only a handful of understandable words. Not that she doesn't try - it's just that the rest are all a little redundant. Ba means ball, book and more I think... nanna means Nanny or Candy, Mamma means Mummy, Cmon and.. well I'm not really sure what else. So I was a little taken aback when she came up to me the other day, pointing at me saying, very clearly "turtle". Where is the turtle I asked. She pointed more enthusiastically to my belly - "turtle!". Hmm thought I... "Does Daniel look like a turtle?" "No". "Does Daddy look like a turtle?" Head shake. "Does.. (hesitation here).. Mummy look like a turtle?" She jumped (as best she can), threw her hands in the are well shouting "Yaaaassss!". Hmm... when a 20 month old is pointing out your belly I think the cat's out of the bag...

Other disjointed notes: Louise for some months now has loved doing somersaults - too bad she occasionally somersaults off the couch. Didn't wanna forget to mention it. Also this last week (mid Jan 2011) she's been pushing her second two-year molar. No wonder she's been tantrumming a bit (ok, a lot) - thank goodness that's over for now! Also she doesn't hit or bite or hair pull as much anymore - so that's really nice for Daniel - who has taken to reading her books :)

Oh, and Daniel can recognize how many numbers are in a set, and match it to the digit - so now it's time to start on music flashcards (hah hah) :) I'm relieved to hear he can sing in tune already :)