so, I decided it was time to start weaning bella down from 2 nursing sessions to just 1... Which means I cut out her morning feed. She's been not too happy about it, and today, she started whimpering when she realized that, yet again, I was not going to nurse her before I left for work. Then she broke down and cried as I got ready to walk out the door. So sad. I was almost tempted to change my mind and nurse... *sigh*

it's a little bittersweet, because on one hand i'm very glad that my mornings are a little less crazed since I don't have to breastfeed her, but I miss it, too. Definitely it will be a while before we both let go of that last nursing session at bedtime.

I put together a 2009 photobook on iphoto - it's seriously amazing how much my bella has changed and transformed in one year. Dan and I were cracking up at her early days photos... I mean, we both recall her being a big baby, but we both "forgot" how gargantuan she really was. Man, I KNOW people were talking behind our backs!

in other news, I was happy to watch the oprah episode yesterday about the documentary "Food, Inc." especially as we had just watched it this past weekend. Seriously. Watch it. It will shock and disturb you, hopefully enough into some form of change - if not for the environment, then for your own health. Dan and I had been discussing the idea of purchasing a crop share from Angelics Organics farm before we watched the movie, and watching it helped us to make the decision to do it. Now we'll be getting all our veggies and herbs directly from a local self-sustaining farm, just as it's being harvested.

so, i'm watching this korean drama, 망설이지마 (a.k.a. "don't hesitate") on viikii.net, and the lead actress just has the most flawless skin. every time i watch an episode, i just want to reach out and touch the screen, because her skin is so perfect. it makes me wish i had taken better care of my skin when i was in my 20's... i feel like i should go out and buy some new facial cream or something.

anyways, i'm super addicted to this one, and it's only episode 55... out of 105! this is probably the longest one i've ever watched, and i love it.

bella's vocabulary is growing exponentially these days. she knows about 15-20 words now, and it just amazes me how quickly she's understanding new things. since dan and i sing along to music in the car, she's also taken to "singing" along with us. it's sooooooooo funny - dan and i die laughing all the time. she's got pretty good rhythm, i must say.

this past sunday was our christmas service with the kids, and dan and i decided to just bring bella to church early, while i had worship practice. she was just fascinated watching our practice and was dancing and clapping along, next to moses at the soundboard.