Independence? Are you sure I'm in the right country?

So mommy tells me that all this celebration today is for our "independence." I think she must be confused. I am FAR from independent. I sleep in a bed with bars, I'm locked in my car seat with a 5-point harness, and when I'm awake I'm either held by someone or playing in my exersaucer (see post below-that's not really a bad thing). Yep, I think it's going to be a while before I have any independence. Oh well, I do like cuddling with my mommy and waking her up for my 4:30 am feeding. Maybe independence isn't all it's cracked up to be. Can I still watch the fireworks though? ~Miles