Observant Baby

Emma's getting so observant. Sometimes she really surprises me because I don't even realize she's been paying such close attention to the little things. For example, one day we were driving home from running errands. As soon as we pulled into the garage it was like she took over my role. We pulled in and she said "We're Home!" Then she got herself out of her seat. As we passed by the garage door she reached out and pushed the button to close the big garage door like a pro. Then she praised herself by saying, "Good Girl." I set her down on the ground and she ran up to the screen door and started pushing the button to open it. (she isn't strong enough to pull it open) I opened the screen door and she began jiggling the handle to the front door (also not strong enough) and I let her inside. When we were both inside she shut the front door with both hands pushing it closed like it weighed twice as much as her and then she reached up and turned the bolt to the lock position. For a minute I just stood back in awe before bending down to give her lots of praise. I was in shock. She normally just runs straight to the house or out in the yard like a wild child. I had no idea she was paying attention to all the details. And to top it off, last night we were waiting in the car (which I had turned off) for the Craigs to get home. The house keys were sitting in the middle console. Emma saw them, picked them up, and stuck one of them in the ignition of the car. Of course it wasn't a good fit and all it did was trigger the lights to go on in the car but I was amazed she recognized that the house key was a key and that I used keys to start the car. After all, my car key is a switch blade type and it has a team Edward key chain on it. The house keys are normal keys on just a single ring with no key chain. I foresee Emma being very observant as an adult and she's going to be so smart like her father.