Tatiana has trained me to pick her up whenever I first sit down. She wants to cuddle on my lap. Whenever I first sit down, she will run to my feet and circle dance. She will give me her back to pick her up. If I don't notice, she will jump on my shin, and push off with her two front paws, as if to say,"Up, up, up!"
Of course, by then, I would scoop her up, so we could cuddle on my lap.