What was said...

While daddy was putting Sara's jammies on last night she said "Look daddy. It's an owie. Kiss it daddy. Pees. Thank you daddy.".

Luke eating dinner.

Luke woke up early yesterday morning, then didn't have a nap all day, which is normal. Then I guess he got his belly full while working on his second helping of spinach quiche, and started falling asleep while trying to eat. I am thinking of submitting it to AFV if only so he can see himself on tv. What do you think?

Video of Luke eating/sleeping

Saying goodbye to the breast

Well, it's about that time. Sara will be 2 in two months from today. I made a promise to myself that I would nurse her until she was 2. So, I have started the weaning process. I am starting by dropping a feeding every few days until we are down to nap-time and bed-time. Then, a little bit after she turns 2, I will drop the nap feeding and so on until no more "nana".

This is going to be very hard for both of us. I was thinking about this last night and just cried so hard on Mike's shoulder. Sara is my last baby and after this I will never nurse again. I suppose mostly I am sad because for the last 4 years, I have been nursing all but 6 months. Sure, some days I get tired of it and want to quit, but it has been the most rewarding, life-affirming thing I have ever done. "Look at me! I can nourish and comfort my baby with my breasts!". It has been such a large part of my life that it is strange to imagine not breastfeeding anymore. It feels like it is time though, and doing it gradually should be easy enough. I will still miss looking down at her sweet little face while she is nursing and having her smile at me.

On the other hand, it will be nice to have my body to myself again.