My Life So Far

Editors Note: The Innocent Bystander is taking the week off from blogging. Her daughter will be filling in for her.

Hello Everyone.

My name is Kaylee Savannah. I've only been in this world for a little over 3 months, so I'm relatively new at all of this, but I'm learning fast.

Many people have asked me how things have been going so far.

Well, I gotta tell ya, I'm enjoying myself. I have 2 people who cater to my every whim and need 24/7 (which include, but is not limited to, maid service, valet service, catering service, and bath service). Every time I go into town, I get all sorts of admiring glances and gentle pats on the head. People make a fuss over me wherever I go, and I love it.

I've gotten very curious about my surroundings, so much so that I don't like being confined to my car seat or stroller. I want to be out where I can see everyone and everything, where I don't miss an admiring glance or compliment. After all, I AM the star of the show.

It has been hard work, though, this experience called life. I've had to train two very inexperienced and slow-witted rookies (aka Mom and Dad) to respond to my needs and wants, and it's taken a while to get them into a fully cooperative state. At first they couldn't distinguish my hunger cries from my wet diaper cries from my gassy stomach cries. They would mix up the hunger cry with the diaper cry (and they don't sound anything alike!) They didn't know that you could change a diaper, then have to change another diaper just 5 minutes later. They weren't aware that I could create so much laundry. They had no idea that there is no such thing as nap time, and that I would only sleep when I was darn well ready to. Imagine that!
The rookies don't seem to be especially bright, but they are trying, and they sure seem to think the world of me. I think that with another few months of training, I'll have them right where I want them.

A few days ago I rolled over for the first time, but got caught up in the slats on my crib, and couldn't roll myself back, so I had to holler for Mom to come rescue me. She came right away, of course, and then I made her change me and get me a bottle. Then she sat down in the rocker chair and spent a long time talking and singing to me. I like it when Mom talks to me. It makes me feel like I'm part of something special. So to let her know she was doing a good job, I gave her a great big smile and a giggle. She seemed to like that, because she gave me a kiss and a hug, and told me how happy she was I was here. It was a great moment. So great, in fact, that I didn't even tell her I had to be changed again. She figured it out on her own. Eventually.