Sticky Hands

Katie reports Lyla doesn't like to have sticky hands. She got her hands sticky, opened and closed her fingers and yelled to complain until Katie washed them for her. It all reminds me quite a bit of her Aunt Courtney. Courtney was always fussy this way. Didn't like things that weren't just so-- sticky fingers, socks with lumps, shirts not tucked in straight. I recall Courtney's favorite phrase when she was a little older than Lyla was "me do it!". She didn't want help doing anything and insisted upon doing it herself. A couple of months ago, Lyla just decided to refuse to be fed, and that was the end of it. From that point on, she's fed herself. I see traits in Lyla that are similar to her Grandmother and traits that are similar to Courtney. It will be interesting to see how her complex personality develops.