Rainbow Baby

My little girl is 17 months old today.  She is sure growing up fast, from infant to toddler.  It is so lovely to see her learning new things, finding out how to use her fingers and being curious about every single thing in the world.   But as much as I would like her to be as quiet when I needed her to be, I find that she is learning to be more independent herself and doesn't want to stick to mommy so much now, which in a way is a developmental progress.  She is beginning to throw tantrums, doing things that will make an adult angry, say opening the cupboard and taking everything out and doesn't want to sit still during meal times.   So far, she has been quite well-behaved in crowds.  She doesn't throw tantrums.  She would sit quietly and observed people.  She doesn't have reaction.  She doesn't smile nor cry.  Just sitting and watching.  And she is comfortable with my friends.  And anyone at all can carry her and take her for a walk.  So many of my friends

We just came back from a local religious seminar and we brought along our 1 year old.  It was the first for us and here's what I noticed was different compared to when we went to a seminar without kids years ago. 1. The place where we stayed and the place where the seminar was held and also the place for meals were 10 minutes walk. - It's good to walk but when you have a 1 year old, you would want to carry him/her while walking and that is no joke to walk for 10 minutes with a 9kg toddler in hand.  Good muscle workout.  I do have a carrier, but it is too hassle to wear and take out and no place to keep. And we didn't bring a stroller. 2. Most of the time, we have to wait for transport, people with cars or the bus.  - If we knew beforehand that transport is going to be a problem at the seminar place, we would have driven there and not take the bus instead. It was more convenient with a car but parking maybe a problem. Anyway, with a toddler in hand, probably places like