When Cordelia wakes up from a nap, she sits up in her crib and stares sadly at the door, hoping each moment might be the moment a parent comes through it.
Thus, having passed through the intelligence stages of limpet and turtle, she has reached puppy.
From The Story About The Baby - a must-read every week, documenting this guy's new baby and the dopey things she does (because, as he reminds us, babies are stupid). Wonderfully funny.