Wonder week

Oh man, this kid is so amazing and smart and unpredictable and moody and funny and ... I could go on. This week we seem to be in the middle of a developmental leap that has everyone wondering which way is up. Recently she has started losing her little mind while I'm cutting her nails. She squirms and squeals and screams and cries like I'm torturing her. I suppose in her mind, it is torture to have to keep your hand still for ten seconds. She really just wants to be moving all the time.

I did some reading into this particular leap, and right now she's learning about programs, such as getting dressed, taking a bath, going on a car trip, eating dinner, etc. She loves watching me put my socks and shoes on, and yesterday she tried to put her own sock on. She has also been pulling on her sleeves like she wants to take off her shirt. Today I heard the dog growling and I went in to check things out, and Karlina was chasing him around with his leash in her hands.

She loves music and dancing. If there's no music playing she'll come find me and do a little dance until I turn on the stereo.  She loves pulling cords out of the walls and trying to plug them back in, but still hasn't quite succeeded getting it back in there. No worries, we have TR outlets which are supposedly baby proof.

She wants to be near me or attached to me all.day.long. The other day my mother-in-law and I were painting the living room while Robert babysat, and he couldn't put her down for even a second without her screaming. Now he knows how I feel ....

So pretty soon, according to my Wonder Weeks book, she will start wanting to help me clean, get more independent, start walking without help, start feeding herself with her spoon. I'm excited to see her start doing these things, but man, I wish she could stay this age just a little while longer. She just is so precious and adorable and funny. Her little voice saying Daddy and Mama just melts my heart. I'm more in love with her every single day.

This. Just ... Ah.