Sitting here just thinking of how fast these past 11 months have flown by. I remember when the pregancy test read positive back in October 2003. I remember thinking July would never come and nine months was such a long time. Now it's June 2005 and my little girl is almost one year old. People told me to cherish the moments because they wouldn't last long enough, but I really didn't think time would go by this fast!

Kayleigh weaned herself off of me about a week ago :(! While I do feel a little sad, I'm pretty much okay with it. Having to force your squirmy child to nurse is not the most pleasent experience. So, we were both ready. Now she's down to one bottle just before bed time. Plus, next week she will be in the "walking" baby room at church. My little girl is so big!!!

I have to say this is a great stage, though. Yeah, little babies are cute, but they really don't do anything and they are A LOT of work with almost NO reward! I liked the baby stage, but this is SOOOOOO much better! I'll probably say that about every stage. I always thought of myself as a "baby person", but I am finding I'm more of a "toddler person".

Kayleigh's new thing is taking stuff out and putting stuff in. She also likes to carry things around that are way too heavy for her. It's so funny to watch her determination to get the object where she wants it to be. Her Ame taught her how to love on baby dolls, so now she walks around patting the doll on the back and chewing on it's ear....no one is perfect. Ame also introduced her to soy milk, which she LOVES! I had a hard time getting her to drink regular milk...she would get it in her mouth and then spit it out. The books didn't say there was anything wrong with substituting soy milk, so we tried it and she gulped it down!

Oh, one last update. Kayleigh's first word was BYE. Not Mama, not Dada, but BYE. What does that tell you about Miss Independent. The other day I dropped her off at Abba and Ame's and before I even walked to the door she was telling me bye. Then as soon as I stepped out the door she shut it on me! Guess I should be happy she feels safe with people other than me. It would be kinda nice though if she cried at least once when I left her. When I return I do get a huge grin, though!

Well, I need to read for school!