Yup, it's completely normal at this age and it isn't a phase (being a Mom of a 7 month old and 23 month old I can say with experience that it only gets worse with age...lol!). It's only the beginning. Your dd is developing as a human, acquiring a more complex personality, and realizing that she can assert her own opinion on things. She is figuring out that she can behave a certain way and you will respond a certain way. This is the age when seperation & stranger anxiety starts to. Welcome to a new period of development in your baby's life. She is becoming aware of her "self" in the world.
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