So now she has learned about 3/4 of the Alphabet and is picking up numbers very quickly. She's got some key phrases down now, like, "I go play" "Here you go" and, of course, "I no want to." She had her first melty go-limp tantrum last night when I took her off the back of the dining room chair she was climbing. Marc and I were both looking at her and going, "Huh." But, in the process of flailing around she whacked her head on the floor, so maybe she learned something.

Olive's great grandmother Bess turned 99 yesterday; pretty amazing. I was at Target looking for birthday cards for her and was profoundly taken by just how stupid they are. What kind of card do you get for someone who lived through WWI? I opted for the generic cute dachsund card. Of course, i mailed it late and forgot about the President's Day holiday, so it will be a few days late, but it's the thought that counts, right?

Olive comes over every morning and looks at my tomato plant seedlings growing on the table and says "SEEDS!" Is it too early to have her start learning the latin taxonomic names? Hmmm...