Hello Toddlerhood

Well, Lily is a toddler now. It's been a very busy few months and I can't even begin to cover all the things that have changed about her, so here's a rundown of what she's doing now:
Walking, climbing playground equipment, down to one 1.5-2 hr nap a day, completely off the bottle and totally proficient with the sippy cup, getting cow's milk during the day (nursing for first and last feeding of the day), knows what sound the cow, dog, snake, lion, crow, sheep, and elephant all make (the elephant "sound" is touching the back of her hand to her nose, like a trunk. Adorable). She says "thank you" and will sign "more, please" when she wants more food. She knows where her hair, nose, ear, and toes are. She can say mama, dada, Meme, shoes, thank you, car, water, and ball. So essentially, we should just start saving for Harvard now. ;) But seriously....where did the time go? WHERE? I want it back.

I truly can't believe she's such a big girl already. I am simultaneously really sad that she's changed so much, and having a total blast with the fun little person Lily is turning into. Plus, now that she's drinking cow's milk during the day and I'm not chained to the pump every night, I feel like I'm getting better with my chore schedule and spending quality time with the mister, plus building my Scentsy business. In other words, I feel like I have a little more "me" time....which means it's time to have another baby. Because if I get used to having time to myself, it'll be like going through the adjustment of parenthood all over again.

In all seriousness, I do want another baby. I have no clue how I will function with morning sickness and a toddler, but people do it every day. I suppose we'll be boarding the TTC train again soon, but hopefully it will be a much smoother ride this time. Now that I know I CAN have kids, I don't want to worry with timing or OPKs or temperature taking or....you get the idea.

Also, I need to end with a mini-rant here. Having read my posts, you will remember that I am particular about what we feed Lily. I have my reasons for being particular, and that's my perogative as her mom. So, here's my rant:
It would be wildly offensive and inappropriate if I saw your child eating McDonald's and said, "Oh, come to my house and I'll feed you some healthy veggies!"--right? You would probably (rightfully) be angry that I'm insinuating that you're not feeding your child properly. (By the way, feed your child whatever you need to feed them, ok?). So WHY, WHY, WHY is it okay for people to say, "Oh Lily, Mommy packed you green beans? Come to my house and I'll give you chicken nuggets!" I know people are saying it playfully, but let's be honest--is it really anyone else's place to disparage what I feed my child? ESPECIALLY when I'm making a very concerted effort to feed her healthy food? It ticks me off because if I turned it around on people, I'd probably get slapped. And I would deserve it.

I don't want or need anyone to give me a pat on the back or recognition for trying to feed my kid healthy food. But don't give me a hard time about it either--not because I can't take it, but because it's just not anyone else's place. "I wouldn't do it to you, don't do it to me" mentality here.

Well, that's the ClifNotes version of what's going on over here in ABC123 land. I'll probably check back in with you at the beginning of winter, at this pace....but at least I'm still here!