Rebel without a cause

Lila has been bad. I shouldn't say that.. Lila has been very "age appropriate" lately. She's a curious little bear and she gets into everything! Just so you have an idea of the things she puts me through, we're gonna bullet it up:

• I am certain that if Lila could walk and somehow communicate she'd be ready to potty train. Every time she goes potty [especially #2] I find her diaper removed from her body. i have to keep fitted body suits on her now, lest I wake up to a poo smeared Lila. I guess she doesn't like the feeling of a wet diaper so she decides to fix the problem herself.
• Lila has been teething lately, so to make her feel better, I thought I'd take her to the park for some good times. I was a damn mess however, so I jumped in the shower. Since sweet Lila gets into everything I took her to my room and shut the door. I picked up everything off the floor. I unplugged anything she could pull the cord on. I picked up the bathroom rug, trash can, closed the toilet lid, and even swept. There was nothing, nothing, Lila could possibly get into. As I very quickly brought my hair to a lather, rinsed and repeated, I could hear Lila's little noises very near. I peeped my head out to scope out the place, but there was no Lila to be seen. hm. I continued to rinse. Suddenly, who should come sliding into my tub chin first? Lila. Sopping wet Lila. Sopping wet Angry Lila. Why was she angry? I don't know man, I don't know.
• Do you remember loving shinny pennies as a kid? I do. I especially the extra brass colored newer ones. They were my favorite. Apparently, my love for pennies has been passed on to my child. Every time Lila is strangely still and quiet I find her with a mouthfull of pennies. Pennies! Where does this child keep finding pennies!? We're not change people either. Neither of us carry change in our pockets. we don't even have a change jar to collect change! Yet, on a nearly daily basis, Lila is munching on pennies. I just pray for her little bottom the day she should actually swallow one and it comes out the other end. ouch.
• Lila's newest thing is her inability to not be on top of me at all moments. Even when Brian is home, Lila opts to lay all over me instead. She enjoys pulling only my hair and attempting to gauge out only my eyeballs. Lila is not content unless she knows she has made me completely uncomfortable and only upon this achievement is she satisfied. Silly girl...

Although a lot of the things she does make me crazy, its amazing to see my sweet girl growing and learning everyday. Happy 8 month birthday baby doll!