Developmental note

Wild Thing is beginning to pretend to speak on behalf of his stuffed animals, particularly his favorite, the monkey. The monkey has no name yet--when asked, he'll sometimes say that it's "Pooh monkey"; note that his other favorite stuffed friend is a Pooh bear.

At any rate, he'll encourage us to ask the monkey what it eats. Then he'll answer, pretending to be the monkey. Answers vary; last night we learned that the monkey eats worms, strawberries, and grits.