Today I noticed for the first time that Lilli will put her arms up for you when you go to pick her up. It's probably the first time she's shown obvious understanding of something usually leading to something else and her taking an active role in that. It's like she's actually a little person capable of thought and reasoning! Okay, maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves.

Hey, have you ever noticed that moms often speak using the royal "we" as though to take credit for everything their child is doing? Like, "we've been playing with our blocks all day today." I totally notice myself doing it all the time and hope other people aren't annoyed. Maybe it's just me who does it. I'm trying to stop.