We've had a good run!!

13 months and eight teeth, but we made it :) Joss has managed to nurse this whole time, from day 1 (my goal was to go until he turned 1 at least). He still nurses right before bed, but he has stopped doing it during the day. I was really nervous about the process of weaning him. When I went to my doctor's appointment the other day, the nurse was (as I mentioned before) really rough around the edges. And she was just kind of like-- you need to stop now, you're body is working hard and you need to conserve all your energy..... So, I told her that I've been trying to cut back because of his teeth and little biting habits anyways and I asked her if she had any suggestions. She's not the first one to tell me this method, but she just said it so coldly. She said "Just dump him with his daddy for a weekend and don't hug on him when you come back and that should do that trick". I could have cried right there in her office-- I wanted to slap her and say, Yeah, cuz that's what normal mom's do with this kind of thing. And I apologize if any of you mothers out there dealt with it this way, but there's no possible way I could do that. NO way, No how!

So, I decided (whether is medically suggested or not, I don't care--I'm eating enough for 3 anyways) that right now, I'm feeling pretty good and one little night time nursing is not going to hurt me. I still love that time with Joss too. So on the way home I just said a little prayer that God would help Joss to understand what was going on and that it wouldn't be too hard on either one of us. When I got home I just talked to my little guy and told him what was going on. And when he would come up acting like he wanted to nurse, we would go get some juice or milk in his cup. In all reality, it took about a day for him to catch on-- and he was AMAZING!!! Dump him off for the weekend my foot--- that woman must be crazy. And they wonder why some of these kids around here are like they are (but that's a whole other can of worms right there).

Now when he wants a drink or something to eat... he tells me. Not in the words "Hey mom, can I have some juice please", but more with a point and an "uhh uuuuuh, baaa baaaaa baaaa, wwwaaa waaaa waa" kind of way :) He's getting so smart and it is so fun to watch him learn things and really start to understand things we're doing.

So-- that's our little weaning story! Thanks Nurse Dames, but I think I'll do some things my own way.

OH--- Good news, Dallas, me and O'Neil recently started a little bible study on Tuesday nights. We're doing Max Lucado's "Come Thirsty". It's been quite a change for me since the last few bible studies I've done have been with all women, but it's also interesting to get the "guys" perspective on stuff too. We just told one of our neighbors about it this morning, and she sounds like she will be coming now too, and was very excited.... so things are shaping up :)