lily updates

lily is now 13 months old (which doesn't seem that much different from 12 months, but people are making a big deal at the distinction, so i'm just rolling with it.  who knows?  maybe they see something i don't see in the 30 seconds they interacted with my child at target?) and thinks she is quite the grown-up.

-playing with keys (real car/house keys--not the plastic "baby toy" keys.  please; how childish) is one of her favorite things.  they've become her new favorite toy.
-she loves pushing the shopping cart in the store, and gets mad if she sees one of us touching it.  she's a big girl, and can do it herself.  obviously.
-she's figured out how to unlock the ipad.  dang it.
-when we go on walks, she doesn't want to be in her stroller.  she wants to walk.  on her own.  without holding hands.  and she wants to hold maggie's leash.  because that's what a big person does.

basically, if the grown-ups are doing it, she wants to do it.  she loves hanging out with older kids and following them around.

who knows?  maybe i'll try to use this "more mature" attitude and get her into the nursery early.  church would definitely become a more peaceful place.  for me anyway.  i don't know about the nursery folks.  but definitely for me.  which is all that matters, right?  right.