Welcome, Daznz! I started playing around with making cheese while awaiting my heifer's first calf, too, as I didn't want to have to learn how to do that, along with learning how to milk. It is now about a year and a half later, we already have her second calf and she is a nicely matured cow that is giving me 2 1/2 gallons of milk a day, plus feeding her calf.
Very exciting times for you, indeed! I look forward to getting to know you better.