In this picture they were making “elephant” noises at each other. They’re both good at making noises at this point Clare has a better elephant impression than I do.
Other happenings in our house include Clare is now walking! Tonight, at my parents house, she pushed herself up to her feet from the floor and walked 20 feet. She’s been spending lots of time practicing this, so it’s exciting to see it come together. It’s pretty cute because when she would go a few feet she would clap for herself and sometimes it would cause her to fall down.

Other fun things, the words are thick and fast around here. Clare is very, very talkative and we understand some of what she’s saying. Her favorite topics are “dogs,” including “woof” whenever she sees a dog, “book” (usually an order so that we read to her), “walk” (when she’s walking), “baby” (whenever she sees a person either in real life or in a picture – she thinks that all people are babies), “Dada,” “socks,” and “bookabah” (peekaboo). She also says “bunny,” “hug,” “mo(re)”, “kitty,” and a few others that I can’t think of right now. Her tone and inflection are getting more and more like English. In the picture above she’s standing at the door chatting away, giving orders to J and I that we need to take her outside immediately. Of course we didn’t understand a single word she was saying but her meaning was pretty clear.