Thirteen!!!

Emma can count to thirteen. And since she can, she does, all the time. Before doing anything - getting down from her high chair, sliding down the slide, jumping off a step, etc - she counts to thirteen. She counts as follows: "eh, boo, dee, fo, die, ssss, nnnn, eh, ya, deh, eh, duh, dee-dee," and off she goes! And she expects that I, or whomever is helping her to jump, step, slide, will repeat what she says immediately after saying it, but she counts very quickly, and it's actually hard to keep up with her. How funny is that? I have trouble keeping up with my two-year-old's counting, because she counts so quickly!

Unfortunately, she has a cold right now. But that has led to her new skill: she can blow her nose. She will blow, then immediately clap for herself and say, "Yay!" See, now everyone should be like that: their own personal fan club!