Gwendolyn is starting to get a bit of exposure to French, courtesy of Mama who studied the language in university. It's all very casual, of course -- just a chance for G. to hear and see another language while her brain is so ready to absorb new things.
Our local library is a big help, with a fairly large selection of French language books for children, including the absolutely delightful Les petites betises de Penelope series and Gros Grognon, a story about a grumpy bird and his forest friends. Even Daddy is getting into the act, although his French is terribly mangled at best. (Don't worry -- Mama is there to kindly correct his pronunciation so Gwendolyn won't learn any bad habits.)
It's fun to hear Gwendolyn respond to these stranger-sounding-than-usual words, and mimic some of them just as she does with English.
BTW, the picture attached to this post has absolutely nothing to do with Gwendolyn's French adventures. It's just a cute picture of her playing dress-up with some of Mama's scarves. Note the gate behind her; we finally had to break down and install one, as G. was beginning to show a little too much interest in the stairs.
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