My daughter Madeleine surprises me every day. At 7 months of age, she demonstrates an incredible understanding of the world that surrounds her and I have to stop and ask myself if shes knows more than she is letting on. Just recently, she has started to whine soon after I set her down and begin to leave the room. It's reached a point where she gets so loud and so agitated that I have to keep her with me in my arms. It's almost as if she's testing me to see how far she can manipulate me into getting whatever she wants. She's smart, almost too smart...

But look at her. She's just way too cute. How can anyone resist this face?