Says Neve, pointing at her pyjamas. And then, “Lola – jarmas,” pointing at Lola’s. She’s starting to string sentences together, often in a mix of english and italian. She might ask for help opening a cupboard (hol, papa – apri), or grab your finger and pull you to the bottom of the stairs to tell you that “mama up heeya!” Some sound she has yet to master. “c”, for example. If you take her out to common to witness the bovine phenomenon, she’ll point excitedly and shout, “warda! Hhow!”