Spirited Child?

I may have mentioned this before but I am really thinking Kiya is and will be a spirited child. Why do I say that, well here are some examples...

1) She at 10 months already started throwing temper tantrums. Yes, the kicking and screaming kind. She even threw a cracker at me.

2) She is VERY stubborn. She does things how she wants and when she wants and no one is going to tell her otherwise. Example: tummy time. She will only do tummy time now when she puts herself in it. Then she is fine and plays and giggles and even dances to her music. If we put her in tummy time she throws a fit. See above.

3) She is VERY vocal. She always has been very vocal. She has decided recently that to get what she wants she will scream. She will scream to be picked up, when she is tired, hungry, wants her sippy cup or wants a toy that is out of reach.

4) She can be very defiant. She will ask (aka point) for her sippy cup so we give it to her. She grabs it, looks at us with a sly little smile and throws it on the floor. She then looks at us like, what I didn't do it....repeat this same scenario with finger foods and add in a couple of pugs and meal times become quite the production.

We were hoping a lot of this would be a phase but as the days go on it is becoming clear that we definitely have a strong willed little girl who knows what she wants and when she wants it and if she doesn't like something she is going to make that known. Trust me. Try taking her bath toy away when bath time is over. If you are my neighbor, you may have heard the outcome.

What does this all mean? Who knows! I think we are about to find out though. She is going to keep us on our toes that's for sure and while some days are challenging most days are amazing. This is all the stuff they don't tell you about parenthood. We are figuring it out as we go.