LOVING SATSUMAS

In some ways Alice is SOOOOO like me, like me she adores citrus fruit, like me satsumas are her favourite citrus fruit, like me I think they're probably her most favourite food of all!

She uses the sign language for 'orange' - she's so pleased to communicate so clearly, she peers to look at the fruit bowl and shrieks with joy as I go to get one for her and then gets very impatient while I peel it. (At Christmas time she ate the peel - so I should be thankful that she now waits for me to peel it!!)

When she's finished her satsuma she then signs 'orange' again - I tease her that 'Yes, you've had a satsuma and now it's all gone!' She doesn't get the joke, yet, but soon gets excited again if I ask if she wants more - from her response there's no doubt that she does!! When she's really excited she uses the sign for 'More' when she means to ask for a satsuma and it's not unusual for her to ask for 'More' several times.

She's very quick to eat them and manners go missing as she shoves the segments in - especially if she can see that Mummy's got more left than her. She may be quick to eat them - but she relishes every drop!