The little princess

The most exciting part about Lily getting older is seeing her personality develop! She is so precious!!

She still loves music and dancing, but her current hobbies include clapping her hands, giving kisses, and something extra special that seems like...singing?! She knows how to use a spoon and even how to use Q-tips!

Now when music plays or we praise her, she stops what she's doing to clap her hands! She is also able to give kisses on the cheek (upon request), and they aren't even that slobbery! As for the singing thing...we aren't really sure what it is...she just starts babbling extended syllables in her own little tune, usually when she's playing by herself. Whatever it is, it's adorable!

After a few days of Lily grabbing at the spoon during meals, this morning I finally let her try feeding herself oatmeal and oddly, she put the spoon in her bowl and put the whole bite in her mouth--the first time! After that it got messy, but she was able to feed herself about 5 or 6 spoonfuls! Although she hasn't fed herself a non-solid food before, Lily has excellent hand-eye-coordination, which I guess contributed to her success today.

Yesterday after bath time, she grabbed a Q-tip and actually put it in her ear--again, on the first try! The spoon thing is probably normal, but a baby knowing what a Q-tip is for...it seems so random! When she grabbed it from her changing table I figured she would put it in her mouth, but when she stuck it in her ear and held it there, I was cracking up! Anyone who's been here for bath time knows that Lily really likes having her ears cleaned and sits still while we wipe out the extra water, so maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised?

She is quickly becoming a little person and I look forward to seeing what else she learns in the next two months before her birthday! Children are such a blessing and every day is such a gift! I wish more people experienced motherhood the same way I have been able to...it's incredible!