I’m raising a little sponge. Claire has more words now. What’s so fun is she is game to attempt to say anything. If you ask her, “Can you say [insert word]?” she will try it. It’s uncanny how well she pronounces words too. Here are her latest acquisitions:

achoo, back, beans, book, boom, bounce, bubbles, bunny, cracker, cuddle, dolly, down, Edgar (her elephant), empty, fork, front, full, gate, jump, mouse, Obama, over, people, pineapple, puzzle, spoon, tick tock, toast, toy, under, up, water, wheel

She also has started calling her little friend (whom she sees most often) by her first name, except she shortened it from a three-syllable name to one: Fee (Sofia).

And she cuddles her stuffed animals and snuggles into our embrace with intense affection. She’s a bright joyful little beam of energy in our lives. How I adore this kid!