Kalyn frequently demanding center stage with her antics and energy. The images portray a child who enjoyed being the cen ter of attention by all accounts, the kid who always wanted to be first and in front. Her mother is seldom far away in the photos, face to face with tow-headed infant Kalyn, holding a toddler's hand, years later with an arm flung casually across the young girl's shoulders. Kalyn always seems to be in constant motion, clowning to her audience. Sonya smiles, holding up a classic naked toddler picture.
Children are a miracle.
I am in awe that I was able grow them in me,'' she says with wonder. There is a suppressed excitement of someone showing off a particularly precious jewel as mother kneels inches from the television to watch her daughter marching in the fireman's parade. Kalyn is on for a few fleeting moments, throwing candy to the children on the street. The image is extinguished long before a mother wants to let it go. Up a staircase to a long, narrow room the two girls shared.