Quick Update on our Toddler at Home

Some Recent Pipa Utterances: Ku Ku Panda! Pa Mei Mei watch Ku Ku Panda! (That's "Kungfu Panda") Di-no-saur train! (Polly's very good at exciting Pipa to say this most enthusiastically) Pa Mei Mei 'pi gu', Pepe Che Che 'pi gu', Po-ey (Polly) Che Che 'pi gu'('pi gu' is the Chinese term for the posterior) Pa Mei Mei like dog shoe; where Pa Mei Mei dog shoe? (Ball) hiding! (interesting attribution of hiding motive to almost all things not obviously seen or covered over, or just a plain lack of vocabulary!) Pa Mei Mei scared '...' Pa Mei Mei draw draw Pee-Boo! 'Boom' head Learn Chinee (Chinese) ah? Pa mei mei 'kan shu' (looking at/reading a book) Mama read! Polly Che Che help! Hold hands Pa Mei Mei try... (exerting her independent spirit) Pipa's also getting quite good at reporting about Pepe: (animatedly running up to us in a voice and expression seeking redress) Pepe Che Che ........ (no need to elaborate on the ever-increasing frequency of "no" as she officially enters the "Terrible Twos"! :) Pipa's favourite songs which she abridges as she attempts to sing them: "Mei Mei Bei Zhe Yang Wa Wa" and "Ba Lo Buo" A few of Pipa's favourite book series: Marc Brown's "Arthur"; the Berenstain Bears, "Tao Shu" (by Peach Blossom Media--a most excellent series) Pipa's favourite stuffed toys: Xiong Mao (panda) and Baby Lion (from Taiwan's Eslite Store's Science Shop) Pipa's favourite fruits: mango, watermelon and dragonfruit