+ 52 weeks +
So, today is the first day of the 52nd week of your life. In 8 days you'll be a year old. The baby calendar I've been following weekly on Amazing Baby.com is now officially showing your last week of babyhood. Wow. Time flies. I guess I'll have to start reading about toddlers, which hardly seems possible. I'll save the introspection for next week. I'm sure right around your birthday I'll have a lot of introspective moments to share in this journal.

I'd like to take a moment too and thank those readers who've been along for the journey since July 8th 2002, the day I created this journal. And also thanks to those who've joined along the way. I have never said much of anything all that profound or earth-shaking, I've just shared a little snapshot each day of Ceili's fetal and personal development. It's meant a lot to me to have you along for the ride, however long you've been here. Thank you.

There will be changes to this journal sometime in the near future. I hope. I have limited time at home with which to manipulate my web pages, but I am hoping to move my non-baby journal over here and change this one to a less baby-centric one. Or vice versa. Since Ceili's not a baby, and someday (don't worry, I'm not hinting anything) there will be a need for an O. Baby TWO! journal, it only makes sense to let this one graduate in its own right. Keep posted. I'll try really hard not to lose anyone along the way.

Anyway, back to our regularly-scheduled programming for the meantime.

+ Seven teeth +
Yes, that little bugger #7 popped its pointy head through within the last 24 hours. Hoorah! It looks like #8 isn't too far behind. I'm much relieved for you. I could tell they've been bothering you lately.

+ Safe and sound +
Well, one week closer to your birthday. Geez, I still can't get over that.

Anyway, we went on Saturday to have your car seat checked out at a free car seat clinic in Paradise Valley. That was fun, though our car seat took a bit longer to sort out than the others who came and went while we were there. We were assured that was a good thing and most of what we were doing was right. They were pleased with how tightly I had it installed, which made me feel good since I did it myself. :) But we got some good tips and corrections, so I'm glad we went.

You're taking to cow's milk better all the time. We still need to work on not spilling milk all over yourself when using the sippy cup, but that will come. I've stepped back my pumping at work officially to twice a day, also. I'm hoping for the go-ahead to start mixing your formula with whole milk and slowly transition to just whole milk. We'll still nurse at night, mornings and weekends some, but I think it's time for you to start day-weaning. We'll see how YOU feel about that. Most of the time you're too busy running around to want to nurse anyway, so it's probably just as well.