Bluma is 15 months old. She walks like a pro. She gives closed-mouth kisses as opposed to the puppy-style licks she used to give. She likes to dance everyday. We turn on music and she usually likes it best if I pick her up and dance with her. She insists on holding hands in the proper form with our fingers laced.

She understands hundreds of words and tries to repeat everything she hears. She can say the following words in the correct context : Yay, No, Yes, Baby, Diaper, Blocks, Wipes, Cheese, Hot, Apple, Dog, Rice, Banana, Hotdog, Juice, Book, Tigger...

Speaking of Tigger. How do little people know to love cartoon characters? We don't watch Winnie The Pooh and don't have any Winnie The Pooh books, yet when Bluma received a Tigger for Christmas, she instantly fell in love with him. He's become her baby. When asked what Tigger likes to do, she replies emphatically, "Bounce! Bounce!" (Which sounds like "bow bow") and bounces his body up and down.

Tigger receives many hugs and kisses and she feeds him. She goes to her kitchen and pulls food out of her fridge and feeds him. She usually prefers that I hold Tigger in my lap and voice his appreciation for the food, moving his arms and head. It's adorable to see her caring for a stuffed animal.