Mommy's Little Helper

Whatever we happen to be doing, Eva wants to help. If I'm unloading the dishwasher, she wants to hand me the dishes and silverware. If I'm folding clothes, she'll start trying them on, or grab an armload of freshly folded clothes from her drawer that she can use to imitate me. When she sees Daddy getting dressed, she goes into the closet and brings out a pair of shoes for him to wear. Even if she can't help, she wants to be nearby. When I cook dinner, she likes to start bringing all of her toys into the kitchen to play with. She starts crying if I put up the kitchen gate to keep her from getting underfoot. Even sometimes when I'm sitting down on the couch, she'll bring over a bunch of toys to pile at my feet, or starts handing me crayons and other things she wants to have on hand once she crawls into my lap. Speaking of which, there really isn't much of my lap left for her to sit on, which seems to frustrate her. Lately she's been compensating by hugging or trying to play with my feet. She'll actually walk over to me, grab my ankles, and lay her head on my feet like a pillow. Isn't that weird?