The last entry I made on this blog was nearly 2 years ago. Things were so different then. At that time I didn't know if I'd be able to ever have a succesful pregnancy or if I'd even be able to handle being pregnant. My how things have changed. Now almost 2 years later I have the greatest gift I could ever imagine, my baby girl.

I am fully immersed in being a mama now, everything is all about Brianna and I wouldn't have it any other way. We're just taking things day by day but she continues to amaze me. My in-laws think we're crazy for the things we do but we cloth diaper, breastfeed and make our own babyfood. I loved wearing Brianna in a sling but she doesn't like to sit still for very long now so that doesn't fly with her too often.

Every day she's learning something new in these last few weeks before her first birthday. She's getting into everything and will be walking in no time. She's so smart too (and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mama).  She can point out where her nose is and will brng you an object (toy or book or whatver) and hand it to you when you ask her. She knows a few babysigns and will sometimes sign for milk, all done and eat. She's waving goodbye/hello now and loves to give hugs (but only to me & Mike, she's picky). She loves to eat whatever we're eating and although she loves to nurse, she's on the go so much now and won't often sit still to nurse for long so I imagine that she might wean herself within the next few months. It's up to her, I won't push anything and I imagine she'll still want to nurse before naps & bedtime but we'll see.

I've finally got the one thing I've wanted all along, a child, my star.