Hi,

Your darling is just starting to learn that she is a separate person to you. Before that (she probably didn't thik as such) but it was just a big mummy/baby amalgm. The compliment is, she LOVES YOU. She misses you - when you are away from her. You are the world to her, and she is starting to be anxious when she is separated from you.
Do you have a sling? They are fabulous! No-one should attempt motherhood without one. She will feel so included being with her mum while you do the chores, hang out washing etc. A front facing one will allow her to face in to your chest and "switch off" from the stimulation of the world when she has had enough. Worried she will be heavy? When you where a baby properly, with the sling high and tight around your waist you can carry them for a long time. The Australian Breastfeeding Association simplicty sling is a good one

Barb