Cor blimey.

Annie's language skills are really picking up now.She seems to understand most of what is said to her in English and Japanese and mixes both languages with ease.I speak only English with her and if she says something in Japanese,will repeat it back in English.Kenichi uses what English he can with her and the rest is,of course,Japanese.Most of her words are English although she has come out with both,for example saying "apple....ringo".It is fascinating to listen to her.

And my favourite "Annie words" are those English words begining with "h".She doesn't pronounce the "h" sound .So,here we are in the middle of the Japanese countryside,and our baby is telling is that she is " 'ot ",looking at the " 'ouses " and pointing out " 'orses " in her picture books. It's like living with our own little cockney.How freaky is that,I ask you.