A Lesson in Being the World's Coolest Kid, Taught by Blue Ivy Carter

While most people just throw their ultrasound photos on Facebook, Blue Ivy's blurry sonogram snap was featured in Beyoncé's 2012 HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream. We also got the first glimpse of Blue Ivy in action after her parents released photos of her following her birth. We're sure some people ordered HBO just to watch this moment.

Technically, you're already pretty late on this one — the sounds that Blue Ivy made after being born not only earned her a featured credit on her dad Jay Z's track "Glory," but once the song hit the Billboard list, Blue Ivy became the youngest person ever to grace the charts. Literally seconds after she was born, she was singing on a hit song.

Blue Ivy was blessed with some pretty cool initials, and when you have cool initials, you need to put them on everything. While Blue Ivy accompanied her mom on the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour last year, she wasn't going to sit just anywhere — so naturally, Blue Ivy was given her very own director's chair emblazoned with "BIC." Seriously, watch the throne. And let us not forget about Blue Ivy's insanely cool leather jacket with her name studded on the back. The best thing about it is that it was personally crafted by a Beyoncé fan who threw it on stage during a concert in Australia. Custom-made clothing from strangers? Now that's pretty major.

There's no shortage of tropical vacations in Blue Ivy's life, as evidenced by her getaways to Miami, the Bahamas, and the South of France. She even attended a personal white party with her parents on the Amalfi Coast. Yes, you read that correctly. We like to imagine Blue Ivy enjoying a light sparkling cider from her sippy cup, looking out at the ocean, quietly whispering, "This is the life."

In her three shorts years on Earth, Blue has already visited the Louvre Museum, the Eiffel Tower, and various NYC art exhibits. She's also had the pleasure of attending birthday bashes at the White House and spending New Year's Eve partying at the Versace Mansion in Miami. What are you doing with your weekends and holidays? Step up your game.

Even though her mom performed an incredible 10-minute medley of her hit songs and accepted the Video Vanguard Award, Blue was easily the center of attention at the 2014 MTV VMAs. Before hitting the stage to help present Beyoncé with a golden trophy — and yelling, "Yay, Mommy!" into the microphone — all eyes (and cameras) were on Blue as she danced and clapped along to Beyoncé's song "Flawless," showcasing moves that even Jay Z didn't know she had. She also managed to capture the hearts of other pop stars in the audience; Taylor Swift said, "Every time I see Blue Ivy, I cry," while
Katy Perry tweeted, "OMG BLUE IVY JUST PERSONALLY WAVED AT ME. MY LIFE IS OVER."

In February 2013, Alicia Keys revealed that her young son, Egypt, had the hots for little Blue Ivy, saying, "Egypt kissed Blue, and I don't think Jay liked it very much. He called my husband, and he was like, 'Watch your son.'" Dads, right? In any case, Blue Ivy doesn't seem like the type to rush into relationships. Take a lesson from her, and don't let a kiss interfere with your single-lady lifestyle ("independent woman" and all that).

When it comes to having songs written about her, Blue Ivy has it on lock. Not only has she been featured on her parents' tracks — "Glory" by Jay Z and Beyoncé's recent song "Blue" — but she's been the muse for some hip-hop lyrics as well. In her dad's "Jay Z Blue," he raps, "Now I got my own daughter, taught her how to take her first steps, cut the cord, watch her take her first breath," and "Nothing could prepare us for the beauty that you be, Blue bee."

We also hear a little about her growing art collection in "Picasso Baby," as Jay says, "Yellow Basquiat in my kitchen corner. Go 'head, lean on that sh*t Blue, you own it." Jay Z also revealed that Blue Ivy has an affinity for both of her parents' songs, saying, "She watches [Beyoncé's concerts] on the computer every night. But my album came out, so we played it. And she loves all the songs. She plays a song and she goes, 'More, Daddy, more . . . Daddy song.' She's my biggest fan."

While other kids her age were dressing up as pumpkins, or pirates, or Elsa from Frozen, Blue Ivy took Halloween to a whole new level in 2014 with her spot-on Michael Jackson costume. If that wasn't cool enough, her second look was inspired by famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Like we said before: stay cultured.

Blue Ivy's parents famously trademarked her name shortly after her birth — though the decision was met with a lot of criticism, Jay Z explained their motives in a Vanity Fair interview, saying, "People wanted to make products based on our child's name, and you don't want anybody trying to benefit off your baby's name." So, to recap, if anyone's going to get paid for being Blue Ivy Carter, it's Blue Ivy Carter. Make that money, honey!