things that make me ask..."why?"

Before I became a Mom I knew there would be some weird "quirks" and a lot of new things to learn about kids and being a Mom, but the things that I have learned and the quirks that my daughter has are WAY stranger and weirder than any I could have thought up beforehand! There was definitely no feasible way to prepare myself for all the times I would ask "why" of this child! (and, I'm assuming any child, but I'll have to get back to you on that one!) :)

One of the biggest "why's" lately has been- why do you enjoy putting your head down on the floor and looking at the world upside down?? She does it all the time and anywhere. It's like she's in the middle of doing something, then all of the sudden realizes that maybe it would be cooler to look at it upside down and then does it- sometimes holding the pose for almost a minute! Weird, huh?!

If there are any "baby whisperers" out there, I'd really appreciate your help with a few more, as well...like...

-why do you insist on throwing food on the floor, only to get down out of your highchair and eat it off the floor??

-why do you love grapes one day and then the next day hate to even look at them??

-why do you show your baby belly off to random people at walmart, but refuse to do it for your Nani when she visits??

-why do you love to play in the dog dish, the sprinkler, the pool, but hate the bathtub unless mommy's in there with you??

-why will you take dishes out of the dishwasher and put them away only when their dirty??

-why is it that all day you cling to my leg until I take you downstairs to do some laundry...then you magically feel secure and want to explore all of Daddy's tools and fishing stuff?

but, then, magically, need to be held once again when I'm heading up the stairs with a laundry basket full of laundry??

-why is it that you can play by yourself really well all day until I'm working on dinner and then you need to be held??

-why can you say cookie and cracker really audibly, but not please and thank you?

-why are you happy playing in bed all by yourself, sometimes for hours, but when you're out of bed you need to have interaction??

-why do you choose the creepiest people at walmart to wave at, but then when a sweet little Grandma comes and says HI to you, you get all shy??

-why do you insist on chewing on tables, highchair trays, the shopping cart, my purse and anything else that is super unsanitary-does dirt really taste that good??

-why do you insist on throwing your nuk, your blankie, and your glowworm out of your bed and then crying because you don't have them??

-why are you just so cute when you do something naughty?? and...

-why, oh why, do you have a super cranky day- for apparently no reason, and then when you have an awful diaper rash, a fever, and a tooth that is poking through you are as happy as a clam??
These are just a few of the things about Hailey that I don't get...I know there are a ton more, but I'm assuming that the baby whisperer isn't reading this, so I guess I won't bore the rest of you with my questions with no answers!