+ Moooooo! +
Oh, yeah, and your sleeping last night yielded another unexpected bonus. I didn't notice it, but apparently my right boob was quite full. Truly, I didn't notice a difference. Well, since I nursed you on the left this morning, it hasn't been, uh, tapped since 8 last night. I got a full four ounces out rightie at 11 this morning. One out of left and we had 5 oz. in one sitting. For my history, plus considering an 11-month-old baby (they nurse less, trust me on this), that is a monstrous amount of milk. Go me. We'll see what I get this afternoon to add to it!

+ Car seat and growing up +
I don't think I mentioned the car seat. Yeah. Can you say, "Sticker shock?" I broke down and bought the Cadillac of car seats, the Britax Marathon. I got it for a great price on eBay for a new one, but I won't even say here how much I paid for it because it makes my head hurt. On the plus side, it will hopefully be the last car seat we'll ever need for you. It goes up to 65 pounds, and I have very high hopes for it. I ended up getting it for about the same as I would have gotten the Britax Roundabout, which only goes up to 40 pounds. The reviews are similar, but the Marathon seems to be the best of the best. So, I got notification that they are shipping it via UPS ground today. By the seller's revews, people seem to be getting them in a week, so maybe next weekend you'll have a new car seat! Wahoo.

All of this is good timing. At the mommy & me group (which was SOOOO much fun - pictures of new friends Allison and baby Trevor are in her current album), we weighed you. Now. Granted you were fully clothed, but your diaper was brand-new, so no weight there. With clothes on, you weighed 19lbs 1 oz. So I'm guessing you're probably around 18.5-18.75 pounds. Of course, you're relatively tall, too, so your current car seat is probably not really sufficient, even now. Well, that's okay. Your Marathon is on its way. I might borrow Grandma's car seat for this weekend's journey, but I haven't made up my mind about that yet.

Only drawback? The car seat I bought is brown. Our interior is gray and our exterior is white. Even Daddy's car is gray interior and blue exterior. So. Brown car seat it is. Oh, well. Daddy says he doesn't care and if it bothers me THAT much, I'll buy a new cover. They sell those on eBay too.

+ More updates +
Okay, tomorrow we're going to see Auntie Jen! We're totally not packed, but that will be our fun for this evening.

Daycare said you took two steps yesterday. I'll believe it when I see it. As I've mentioned before, I almost wish they wouldn't tell me these things. Now I feel like I missed your first steps. Oh well.

You're biting me while nursing now. Not my favorite.

You slept from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. last night. And at that, I had to wake you up! You woke up cheerful and refreshed, though, so you seem fine. I like all this new sleep. You sleep regularly now for the most part. As long as you get an evening nap (usually between 5 and 6 for 30-45 minutes), you sleep just fine through the night. Amen!

Okay, busy at work. I'm off. Hopefully you're playing at daycare right now, practicing your "mamama"s and "dadada"s. :)

+ Updates +
I don't actually have much to update, but feel like I should since it's almost been a week! Well, let's see...

Last weekend was a bit of a blur. We spent Friday night entertaining Uncles Chris and Mason. Saturday, we went shopping and ended up with 4 pairs of shoes for you - for $2.00! Now, I'm not a huge second-hand-store maven, I'm really not. But when I was putting your shoes on that morning, I noticed they are getting a tad snug. Well, I got 2 boring pairs, 1 pair of almost-brand-new Stride Rite tennies (white with pink flowers - hooray!), and 1 pair of size 8 almost-brand-new tap shoes. Okay, the tap shoes were silly, but I couldn't resist. I pictured a little 3-year-old you tapping your way down the driveway. They'll go in storage with the pretty green velvet size 5 dress your grandma bought you before you were born. Maybe you'll wear them both to your first day of Kindergarten. :)

Sunday we had a lovely morning. You, Daddy, Grandma and I took a stroll to watch the first ever Phoenix Rock & Roll Marathon. It was running by not even 3/4 of a mile from our house. We strolled down, sat at Starbucks to enjoy beverages, and strolled the long way back to watch the runners and cheer them on a little. We are fantasizing about doing this next year. Daddy says he'll jog with Uncle Chris and Unkie Thomas, and Grandma and I are thinking maybe we'll enter and walk it. Who knows? It would be fun to say I completed a marathon, even if it means walking.

Your six teeth are wonderful! You can chew now, and having teeth that actually meet has opened up a whole new variety of foods. I think you were going through a growth spurt last week and the week before, and this week you seem to be back to normal. Almost none of the extra food I'm sending to daycare actually gets eaten, and yesterday you even came home with a full unused bottle. But you were obviously happy enough, and after a bowl of yogurt, a jar of corn casserole and a thorough nursing, you slept from 7:45 p.m. to 5:45 a.m. Ahhhh, bliss.

Tonight we're going to a Mommy & Me class again. I'm looking forward to this one! We're going to meet Allison and her baby Trevor, who turns one today. That will be fun.

And Saturday, the fun really begins. VERY early (probably 4 a.m.), we'll wake up, load up the car and drive to Los Angeles to see Auntie Jen and Unkie Scott. Oh, yes, this will be sooooo much fun. Jen's having her baby shower on Saturday, and then we'll hang out and visit with them on Saturday. Sunday morning we'll do breakfast and visit a little, before hitting IKEA (looking for a stupid entertainment center you CAN'T get into) and heading home.

Your birthday is rapidly approaching, and that just blows my mind. It can't have been 11 months since you were born. Just not possible.