Bath's and early mornings

I am noticing her presence a lot lately, she is a little person squirming in my arms, totally fascinated with the world she's watching, no longer the sleepy baby she once was. She is a very squirmy little person, must be my genes again, always spinning and spinning in my arms. She won't let us hold her facing in, she always insists on facing outwards so she can see better, which is harder for us, I've been trying to convince her the last few days that inwards she can still see, but she just has her arm bar against my chest the whole time. She also refuses to be held horizontally, like a baby. So when she fusses in the evening, I rush in there to try and quiet her. If I'm fast enough and subtle enough she can be patted back to sleep, but if she realizes it's not Mama she gets upset and starts thrashing and arching her back. She has a cute little wiggle all her own when laying on her back, side to side shift shift, kind of mechanical like a turn signal. Lately she has a new funny smile, that's all in the scrunch of her nose between her eyes, but she seems to be teething for her upper teeth right now so maybe that's what that's about. She has had a few big girl baths recently and thinks they are very fun and interesting, sitting up in the tub with a big smile Splash a splash a splash a . Have I mentioned how much she loves animals? Always jumping when she sees our cats, unfortunately hasn't figued out how to pet gently, she tends to grab tight to fur (she's still working on motor skills, can't coordinate her arms that smoothly.) Dogs also she really likes and thinks it's really funny when they lick her hands. Still a champion thumb sucker, first of our children to really go for that, or failing a thumb she likes the zippers on the front of her pajamas. Reaching further and further while she sits playing, trying to those frustrating toys that keep slipping out of arms reach. Very frequently she wakes up at 6, often lately with loud babbling mamamamama, and then sits there playing wapping my face and tugging on my hair while Francesca and I pretend we're still sleeping. Very sweet.