Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

We have had a couple of interesting days. Yesterday, Maggie was a complete terror. She screamed almost every time that she was "thwarted" in some way. In fact, she screamed even when we did things as innocuous as, ummmm, picking her up. It was incredibly unpleasant. It got so bad that we started to think that something might be wrong with her (e.g. an ear infection or the perpetual teething issues.) Honestly, yesterday was perhaps the worst sustained behavior that she's exhibited, well, almost ever. Even though we went to IKEA, which she found to be a pretty fun experience, and bought some little kid furniture that you'll see in the pics.

But how quickly things change! Today, we had sweet, funny, adventurous baby. Hugged the dog. Grinned at us. Napped like a champ. And ate essentially everything that we put in front of her - Tomatoes! Squash! Corn! All eaten for the first time ever! Fantastic!

I have no idea how kids are wired. But the difference between yesterday and today makes me think that I'll never understand her. What's going on in that little head? As I told Abby earlier tonight, "She probably understands a lot more that we give her credit for, but a lot less than she thinks."

By the way, Maggie has been working on her goofy "picture smile." See if you can identify that look in the photos included below.

And another video in which Maggie shows off her verbal skills (a nana!)