BOTIN

As Allegra's vocabulary expands - and she's saying everything (as you'll see in my next story...) - her pronunciation is getting better too. But she still makes-up her own words for some things that are apparently too complex for her to form yet.

She can say "momma" or "mom".
She can say "dada".
She can say "Blane".
She can say "eebee" (for Pheobe).
But she's not quite there yet on 'Tobin', which comes out - very clearly - as "Botin".

We hear a lot of "Botin! No! Botin, top it!", and so on. It's funny because it's so clear, and I didn't think 'Tobin' was tough to say. Well, whatever she wants, she's the Princess.