30 months old

At 30 months old, Nadine is more cheeky and assertive than ever, and definitely developing her negotiation skills.

She now likes to read, or rather, be read to, before bed. And after going through a few books, a few times, Daddy or Mummy will tell her, "ok, last book, then you must sleep"; to which her usual response is, "and then Goldilocks and Flower Princess (or Apple Blossom, or Gingerbread Man, or whatever other books), 2 last ones," with fingers signing 2 and a cheeky-pretending-to-be-sweet-face.

Besides signing 2, she can now use her thumb to sign "good". No more index finger for good.

She is also very imaginative.

pencil stuck in a little plastic sharpener = cake with candle

mattress lying 45 degrees on a pile of pillows = slide

cup over a fat marker = lamp

She can sing "A, B, C" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" pretty well. And is starting to hum along with whatever music that's being played on the radio, tv, etc.

Goofing around with Ethan last Sunday. She'd used that same piece of wet-wipe to clean her mouth, clean Daddy's, Mummy's, Ethan's, Uncle Mel's and Auntie Wendy's mouths (touched gently only), as well as the floor, the wall and the toys. And then she'd draped it nicely over a chair, as if she's drying it. And then she decided to put it on her head. Monkey see, monkey do - Ethan followed her in cleaning the floor, wall, draping it on a chair, and on his head.