Sunday, July 24, 2011
Baby and Mommy are officially weaned!
It' been almost 2 weeks since Nori nursed and I would call it official.
After 18 months, my body is not sustaining her. She has loved nursing since about 20 minutes after coming into the world. And who would blame her, warmth, comfort and always accessible. I, on the other hand, took some convincing. But after perservering through our rocky start and realizing how our child is not a cuddler, nursing became a favorite time for me too. The only time she still is when she is sleeping, pooping or nursing. The past two months she was still asking to nurse twice a day. And in the spirit of all hopeful hippie moms, I wanted her to nurse as long as we could.
But a few weeks ago, one thing led to another and I wasn't around for a few bedtimes, and she wasn't missing it. At the same time something miraculous was happening- Nori started to like reading!! After MONTHS of trying to get through a book with her focused attentino, now she wants to read several books at a time while sitting STILL.
SO, this was all Mama needed to be weaned herself. Mama steals her cuddles while reading and baby is too involved in her reading adventures to remember to ask!
What surprised me the most the first few days was how it matured and grew our relationship. I have never not nursed her, so to relate to her without this "need" being met, made our relationship seem more authentic. And I also saw more clearly a thread of obligation that I both loved (only I can nurse her) and hated (only I can nurse her.)
We are growing up together!
After 18 months, my body is not sustaining her. She has loved nursing since about 20 minutes after coming into the world. And who would blame her, warmth, comfort and always accessible. I, on the other hand, took some convincing. But after perservering through our rocky start and realizing how our child is not a cuddler, nursing became a favorite time for me too. The only time she still is when she is sleeping, pooping or nursing. The past two months she was still asking to nurse twice a day. And in the spirit of all hopeful hippie moms, I wanted her to nurse as long as we could.
But a few weeks ago, one thing led to another and I wasn't around for a few bedtimes, and she wasn't missing it. At the same time something miraculous was happening- Nori started to like reading!! After MONTHS of trying to get through a book with her focused attentino, now she wants to read several books at a time while sitting STILL.
SO, this was all Mama needed to be weaned herself. Mama steals her cuddles while reading and baby is too involved in her reading adventures to remember to ask!
What surprised me the most the first few days was how it matured and grew our relationship. I have never not nursed her, so to relate to her without this "need" being met, made our relationship seem more authentic. And I also saw more clearly a thread of obligation that I both loved (only I can nurse her) and hated (only I can nurse her.)
We are growing up together!
Monday, July 18, 2011
It's 8am. . .
It's a monday at 8 am and I have never been happier to see Shirley, our Nanny. You would think that at 18 mos Mommy and Baby would be able to get through a morning and out the door with minimal drama. Not so. Nori was up at 545 and for some reason 545 is MUCH earlier than 15 minutes from 600. She knows it too, as she is always a ball of fuss when she wakes this early. After diverting her demands to nurse, we go downstairs and over the next two hours there is boiled over oatmeal on a newly cleaned stove, a cup of tea for me that goes untouched, two bowls of spilled cheerios (along with one broken ceramic bowl that Mama gave without thinking,) a puddle of juice on the floor that the dog treks through (Dad forgot to put the plastic piece in that makes it nonspillable,) a kitchen cupboard's contents everywhere, a poopy diaper, injuries from trying to get dressed, (did I mention it was like 100 degrees in our house?) and then once out the door and in the car. . . the realization that I didn't brush my teeth. Think I was going back for that?! No way, it's 8 am on a Monday and I have never been happier to be on my way to work. This is why people don't have kids.
ps By noon I will be missing her!
ps By noon I will be missing her!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Family Photos from New England Vacation
This photo is in Falmouth, Mass (Lovie makes the photo again).
This Photo was in Salem, Mass. (note family member Lovie)
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