10 Things You Should Know About Lilly

Lilly loves the dog bed. She sits it in any chance she has. If the dog is in it she will go and harass him until he gets out. She likes to sit in it without the pillow so she will take that out first before climbing in. Sitting on things is a newer trick she has learned so she also like sitting in laundry baskets, in cupboards, on the boppy, in her own spot on the couch.

Lilly loves stairs. She uses the dog stairs we have going up to the bed as practice at home. She refuses learning how to go down them though which causes dangerous situations. When we are at church she wonders around the halls until she finds the stairs and then insists on climbing up them several times.Lilly is very naughty at church. She refuses to sleep on mom or dad and when she is sleepy she gets extremely wiggly and hyper. Her favorite thing to do at church is to find other little kids that are drawing on their chairs and joining them. She takes their crayons and pretends she knows how to color. Sometimes the other kids aren’t in a sharing mood and will take the crayons away from Lilly. Then she starts bawling and I have to take her out in the hall – then the search for the stairs begins.

Lilly says Daddy when she is really excited, like when Daddy comes home. She says Mommy whenever she is sad. I am not sure what to think about this.

Lilly loves fabric. She plays with towels, wash cloths, blankets, clothes…pretty much anything that comes out of the dryer. She likes to take whatever she is playing with, wrap it around her neck like a scarf and wonders around the house.
Lilly pretends to drink out of everything. Sometimes she will put her hands in water and then licks them and I swear it is always dirty water she finds in various locations (dog bowel, shower, dishwasher). Now imagine her sitting in the middle of a kitchen with a Tupperware she is pretending to drink from and a towel wrapped around her neck. She looks like an ancient Medicine Man doing a ritual and drinking from the sacred cup of life.

Lilly likes to steal other people’s mommies. As soon as she sees a little kid leave their mommy she will swoop in to steal a kiss and a hug until the other kid sees her and gets mad.

Lilly is extremely observant and smart. I know that everyone says this about their own kids but other people have mentioned it about her and even the pediatrician comment on it. She notices all the jewelry you are wearing and must play with each piece. She also has figured out how to pop out the safety plugs, find a cord, carry it over to the plug, and try to plug it in. This causes another safety issue.

Lilly isn’t very good at sippy cups yet, she doesn't like bottles and real cups get spilled down the front over her so we have to use straws.

Lilly likes to get in trouble. If you do not notice her doing something naughty she will come and inform you that she is doing it. She also will hold her hand up waiting to touch something she isn’t supposed to until you look over. Then she slowly puts her hand down to touch it with a big grin on her face and she giggles the whole time you are telling her she is being naughty. I guess I am not a very scary mommy.

Bonus thing to know – Lilly likes to yell at the dog when he barks. She also tries to tell him to come here by patting the ground when he is in big trouble.