Leo is a constant source of amusement these days. Last week he started counting. It went something like this: One, one, one, one, one, ooone!! This week he's upped the ante. Now he sounds like this: One, one, one, one, TEN!! He learned ten yesterday while Clara and I were doing some yoga poses from a library book. We decided to (try to) hold each pose for the count of 10. Well, I guess if you say anything with as much relief as Clara and I were proclaiming "TEN" you'd be likely to learn a new word too.

The boy is also really into puzzles these past few days. Leo will beg Clara and I to sit with him and put together a puzzle. He's favoring the big foam Caillou puzzles but he'll happily tap pieces into any jigsaw at all. The biggest problem we are encountering so far is when he insists that we put a certain piece into the puzzle where it obviously will not fit. Unfortunately, several puzzle sessions have ended early as a result of an 18-month-old temper tantrum.