All I need to know in life I learned from my baby girl.

How is it possible that I've taken more than 29 years to learn what she was born knowing?

1. The art of making conversation. She gabs on and on about nothing, and she doesn't even care that no one follows her track. Plus she gets out of small talk.

2. The art of avoiding unwelcome visitors. She falls asleep whenever she wants, regardless of who is chatting with her. And they think it's sweet.

3. The art of enjoying dinner. She eagerly grabs the veggies and fruits with both hands and shoves them in to her mouth. And you should hear her giggle when she sees her bottle coming.

4. The art of stopping when she's full. If I could learn only that one, I'd b able to lose that baby weight!

5. The art of play. This kid is most content with a box or cup and keys. She's wants nothing more than to put the keys into the box/cup, jiggle them around, dump them out, and start all over again.

6. The art of welcoming. Her two-tooth-smile greetings will warm your heart. Even on the worst days. And she doesn't stop there. No. She giggles, bounces, and shrieks, too.

7. The art of joke telling. EVERYthing is funny to her. Now that's beautiful.

8. The art of accepting love. The biggest lesson of all.

I told you she was brilliant.