[staggers in] Sorry about the silence from me again, things are still manic here! Kitchen not yet finished (Should be finished today, over three weeks since they started! [crosses fingers]) and over the weekend we've had to clear the lounge too so they can replace the leaking gas pipe under the floor boards. 
Hope you have a good birthday, Memphis! My 30th birthday is looming in less than a month, I fear my colleagues are planning something...
M gets all kinds of weird names mostly from me ! In addition to her usual nickname she gets: Min-Min, Mira, Mushroom, Sweetie, Sweetiepie, Sweetiepops, (My) Darling... There's also a collection of "My Little" and "Little Miss" prefixed names, such as Cupcake, Sausage, Monster, Noisy, etc. All delivered in an endearing way, I hasten to add!
Since I'm not really awake enough to start working yet (shh), I figure I might as well answer Cake's survey too. 
Sleeping habits:
She settles at about 7pm at night and sleeps reliably until 7am. With help from the GroClock, she also seems to have managed to figure out weekends and actually lay in until 8:30am yesterday. [prepares to be lynched]
Eating habits:
Copious. She has an impressive and varied appetite, there are very few things she refuses. We had issues with potatoes for a while, but after offering a selection of types we seem to have overcome that hurdle. She is most likely to refuse bland food, she prefers things with a lot of flavour/spice! For example her favourite meals are Paneer Tikka Masala and Pasta Arrabiata. She also loves pickled onions, and yesterday discovered the joy of cheese on toast...with chilli jam. Desserts also, obviously, go down well.
Milk-drinking habits:
She still loves milk. I'm not sure what they do at nursery, but at home she has about 6floz before her nap and 9floz before bed. Full fat, non-homogenized cows milk. [milk snob]
Number of teeth:
Eight completely through, two top molars half erupted and two lower molars bulging. She's been fine with teething... [more lynching imminent]
Can say 10 or more words when asked:
And here we get to the stuff she's not great at. :) No, she won't/can't say anything when asked.
Strings words together in phrases:
No, not at all.
Half of speech may be understandable:
Only to me... Even DH struggles. She uses a lot of grunting, gesturing and sign language still.
Identifies one or more parts of the body:
Yes: Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Nose, Hands. Possibly some others.
Understands and is able to point to and identify common objects:
Most of the time. She also can normally fetch or deliver when asked.
Runs with a lack of coordination and falls often:
She's on the verge of running...it's more like walking quickly at present.
Is able to get onto small chairs without help:
Yes, and she learnt over the weekend how to climb onto the sofa. Helps that she's quite tall!
Walks up stairs while holding on with one hand:
Kind of. I know she can when we visit people, but we don't have a banester on our stairs - two flat walls - so she struggles to get a hand hold.
Can build a tower of two to four blocks:
She's managed seven now... We were watching her.
Can use a spoon, fork and cup with help to feed himself:
And a knife too... For pushing food onto the fork rather than cutting, though! All we do is cut her food up for her now, she does the rest herself. She gets stroppy if we interfere.
Will "read" board books on his own:
Yes-ish. She tends to prefer bringing them over to read together.
Listens to a story or looks at pictures:
Sometimes, though she tends to get bored and wander off!
Can point to picture of cat or dog when you say the word:
Yes. Though saying cat does get her looking round the room for them rather than in the book. (We have two cats who she adores. The feeling isn't mutual.)
Often imitates:
Yes, she spent the weekend trying to comb DH's hair after she watched him doing it.
Shows affection:
Kind of... She will sometimes give kisses, but rarely when asked. She hugs, but only when she feels like it. (And normally it's more of a glomp when you're sat on the floor.)
Is able to take off some clothing items, such as gloves, hats, and socks:
Yes, as well as unbuttoned coats and tops as long as we've taken her arms out. As in she can pull them over her head.
Begins to feel a sense of ownership, identifying people and objects by saying "my":
No, she's very slow on language.
Throws ball overhand/underhand:
Yes. She has some bean bags she was throwing around over the weekend. (And trying to balance on her head, after watching me...)
Brushes teeth with help:
No, but we tend to do them for her to make sure they're properly clean. She'd probably give it a go... Either that or just suck the toothpaste off the brush.
Takes toys apart and puts them back together:
Frequently. She loves her Brio Trainset and Lego Duplo!
Scribbles well:
Yes, all my notepads have scribbles all over them now! Fortunately she's not discovered the walls as a canvas. Yet.
Shows signs of toilet training readiness:
Ish. We got a seat just in case, after a couple of times where she indicated to go upstairs (where the changing table is) just before filling her nappy. But she's not shown any similar inclination recently so it's currently just gathering dust.
Recognises when something is wrong (calling a dog a cat):
I don't think so, but it's hard to tell with the lack of language. However she is very particular about where things live... If things aren't in their rightful place we get told off and she moves them! Does that count??
Ok, I'd better do some work now...