Here are some things you would hear from Claire if you visited:

I did it!
Oops, I drop it.
I cooking.
I tooted. (passed gas; this is always followed by a giggle)
Mommy busy.
Daddy home!
I helping Mommy!
Mommy potty.
Kiss-es
Huuuuuug
I wuv oo.
Word! (meaning spell a word with my letter blocks)
Ah-coo-me. (“Excuse me”, which she says after she burps or coughs)
Anks. (“Thanks,” said without prompting sometimes)
Pwease. (“Please,” said with prompting)
Up! (always, always wants to be up to see what’s going on)

When you ask, “What’s your name?” She says “Claire!” (She can almost get the cl phoneme correct.) And to “How old are you?” she responds, “One!”

Claire is the kissing-est child I’ve ever known. She also pats things to show affection. I have seen her kiss and pat pictures of trucks in her books, as well as pictures of many animals (including spiders), her Little People toys, blocks, puzzle pieces, and of course her menagerie of stuffed animals. Yesterday she made me laugh when she kissed and patted a cracker she was eating. What a little character — or rather, a big character in a little body!