Little Miss Independent

Amaya is becoming more and more independent with each passing day. For a few weeks now, she's insisted on feeding herself. Not just the finger food stuff - cereal - mashed potatoes, everything! Call me a little OCD, but I like things neat, organized, and clean. Allowing Amaya to feed herself has been everything BUT neat, organized, and clean. After every meal, I find treasure underneath the cushion of her highchair, half of her meal is on the floor and the other half has managed to work it's way into her hair, eyebrows, ears, and chin folds! No wonder she's still a light-weight! The floor underneath her highchair is permanently sticky. Grrr... Everyone tells me that it will get better... until she gives up her sippy cup and transitions to a big-girl cup. Oh, joy...