A Remote For Life?

Can I have one? A life remote that is. Like that movie click...

Today, watching Amelia I was hit with a wave. My baby is SO grown up! Amelia, as i've said, is 14 months old. She is tiny and slim. She has fantastic balance and loves music. (dancer?)
She understands everything I say. I realised this the other day when she was having a tantrum about having to go back to the car. I said "Amelia, if you want to walk you have to hold mommy's hand and when we go to the car you can have a drink." That was it! She held my hand and we trotted to the car. When did she become old enough to understand reasoning? Am I lucky that my 14 month old will calm down like this?

Amelia is almost off her bottle and almost off her paci. Though i've had to make myself wean her. I have and am finding it hard to come to terms with the change in just over a year. She now only has her paci at bed time and only has a bottle before bed too. I have no intention of getting rid of that any time soon. I will change the way I give it to her but that's it for now. I need an ajusting period! Am I alone in this want for the early days? Everyone told me to treasure the early days because they go by so fast. I did and I still do treasure every second but this doesn't make the changes any easier, or prepare you for how fast it really does happen.

There is a huge list of things that fasinate me about her. She will feed herself with a spoon or fork depending on what she's eating. (she'll choose which she needs) she'll tell me when she wants to go for a nap or when she wants to go to bed. She can sort her shapes and do her wooden puzzles. She will give her baby doll kisses and cuddles. I could go on and on. I guess as a FTM (first time mom) all these things seem even more amazing to me but I hope I never forget to treasure every second.