Well... hello.
I haven't posted as often because I seem to have my hands busier these days. Maria is a peach of a kid and we are enjoying her SO much. She is very smiley and has begun to laugh, and it's the most awesome sound. Then she fusses and it's not the most awesome sound. Henry switches from usually being the most wonderful and happy child to occasionally being a whiny, emotional wreck. I can't believe how many times Timon and I have spoken the words "Santa's watching!" in the past few weeks. It's terrible. Bad parents.
With Maria being much more active, it's been hard to maintain nursing during the day, especially while I'm at work. I still breastfeed her first thing in the morning and last thing before bed, but she gets bottles during the day. We only have a few bags of freezer milk left, and then we'll move on to formula. I alternate between feeling tremendous guilt over stopping when I COULD continue and being incredibly pleased with the months she's had receiving breastmilk and relishing the freedom and extra time I have. I'm sure there are those out there who'd call me selfish for stopping, and believe me, I've been through all of that in my head. I agonized for some time, and have come to feel peace about it all.
Enjoy this video of Maria attempting to sit up, and Henry making a dog out of Legos. Sorry it's so dark. We were enjoying the ambience of the tree when Maria started performing, and forgot to turn on another light. You'll get the idea.
I haven't posted as often because I seem to have my hands busier these days. Maria is a peach of a kid and we are enjoying her SO much. She is very smiley and has begun to laugh, and it's the most awesome sound. Then she fusses and it's not the most awesome sound. Henry switches from usually being the most wonderful and happy child to occasionally being a whiny, emotional wreck. I can't believe how many times Timon and I have spoken the words "Santa's watching!" in the past few weeks. It's terrible. Bad parents.
With Maria being much more active, it's been hard to maintain nursing during the day, especially while I'm at work. I still breastfeed her first thing in the morning and last thing before bed, but she gets bottles during the day. We only have a few bags of freezer milk left, and then we'll move on to formula. I alternate between feeling tremendous guilt over stopping when I COULD continue and being incredibly pleased with the months she's had receiving breastmilk and relishing the freedom and extra time I have. I'm sure there are those out there who'd call me selfish for stopping, and believe me, I've been through all of that in my head. I agonized for some time, and have come to feel peace about it all.
Enjoy this video of Maria attempting to sit up, and Henry making a dog out of Legos. Sorry it's so dark. We were enjoying the ambience of the tree when Maria started performing, and forgot to turn on another light. You'll get the idea.
6 comments:
They are both so cute!
look at her! She is so cute. "Whoa she's sitting up". They are both just so perfect
Maria has ABS OF STEEL!!! Wow, you'd think she's been in a Pilates class for 3 months!!!! Hey Maria - you go girl!!!!
Love, Nana
maria reminds me of avery- doing mini-crunches!
don't feel bad about stopping nursing. you've done a great job! would you still want to nurse at night and upon waking or would that be too hard to maintain? whatever you decide, it has to work for you. otherwise you won't enjoy the process and that's part of the fun.
How did the dog turn out?
How did the dog turn out?
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