One, Two, Free

We were leaving the house this morning, and I was carrying Charlotte in order to speed the process along. I'm not sure why, but she started counting.

"One, two, free," she said.

"Four," I rang in.

"Fie, sih," Charlotte added, to my utter SHOCK. Then she said something that sounded like seven. And then, even more surprisingly, out came, "Ay."

"Nine," I continued.

And last, but not least, Charlotte sang out, "TEN!" with great excitement.

Is this normal for a child at two years and three months of age? I don't remember Makela doing this.

Say Your Name

While Charlotte was taking a bath earlier this evening, I started talking with her about her toys. It started when she went looking for the "Baby Doo-Doo," aka the baby duck (having already found the bigger mama duck). Here is our conversation:

Me: "What color are the ducks?"
Charlotte: "Lella."
Me: "How old are you?"
Charlotte: "I two."
Me: "And what's your name?"
Charlotte: "Me."

Still no luck in getting her to say her name, or even anything remotely close to it. Someday, I guess....