28 months

I've been neglecting my blog duties. There was Thanksgiving, of course. A quiet dinner with just the three of us: cornish game hen, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans, pumpkin pie and chocolate cake, all made from scratch, thank you very much. Before that was a computer virus that totally took over my computer.

And then there's this other thing...the kimono dress (it zips up in the back) is a sneak peak into the project I've been working on that I'll talk more about later. Here's the back of the kimono:

What's been happening in Koom Koom land? I really can't remember much at this point. Potty training is going extremely well and we are almost completely diaper-free. It takes a couple of weeks to fill up our diaper pail, which is fantastic.

Her language is exploding and she is such a little girl now -- the baby, I am sad to admit, is officially gone. She says things like "Choking hazard, Mommy" while pointing at a picture of little candies. When I am sad, she hugs me then pats me on the shoulder and tells me, "It's OK. It's OK." She likes to tell me little stories about her dolls and books and stickers and friends. She can dress and undress herself for the most part. She even tries to put on her own diaper when she's not in the "big girl underwear" mood. Fiercely independent, dramatically emotional, overwhelmingly affectionate and ceaselessly vocal -- my 28-month-old is a force to be reckoned with.