[ Aria's still squirming around, but she slows a bit when Oda talks. Even if she's only really mastered saying one word right now, she still understands "mama", when someone else is talking.

Elaine's gonna boop her nose. Aria, like all toddlers, is going to do the thing toddlers do best and stick that finger in her mouth. ]

Shae's been reading to her almost every day. [ She pulls the finger out of Aria's mouth and wipes it, briefly, on her jeans. ] Who knows, maybe she'll be saying something else by this time next week?