Bittersweet

Tonight I pulled the plug... that is to say I told Cora we were done with Milkies.  There was something in the way we were talking as we played this evening that made me realize she was finally ready.  That does not mean it was easy.  At bedtime there was lots of crying and begging. In the end I walked around the room with her limp on my shoulder and assured her I was on her side and that more sleep, uninterrupted sleep was what she needed to make her stronger and brilliant.

As for my statistics, I'm 3 weeks shy of having lactated for 6 solid years. Cora is a month shy of her third birthday. Let's see 6 times twelve minus one month... 71 months.  Not too bad.

Now for the avalanche or bizarre emotions. Relief, sadness, grief, guilt, relief and fear of the challenges ahead.  She need a much more focused mommy approach, especially now.

Winchester and Fort Collier

Old Photos from our Cell Phones.
Some are really ooolllddd, but some cool memories were caught.
The challenge is definitely creating some chronological order...

Sweet G napping around 13 mo in 2007

Favorite G moment during late 2007, just before our move to Ga

Much later on, a moment when he was three, 2009

Lindsey was in Charleston, we took these near the Battery

Summer 2009, Prego with Cbird

Visiting Ben in MD, 2009

While in MD, 2009 took a Metro Ride to the Zoo I believe

Car ride pic probably from early 2008

Same March 2009 trip in MD, Post zoo Puzzle at Lady's house

Savannah during our last months, say Late 2008, free boat tour on River St

Halloween 2007, Ga Apartment, Snowman

Don't recognize where or when, but doesn't G look adorable! This is from Marks Cell phone.

During our first summer in Charleston,2009, we would go to Isle of Palms then have Five Guys after.

Late Summer 2009, marveling at how large CBird made me.

Sight for sore eye, and bottom, she finally made it, here is the first picture we sent out by phone back in 2009

We got back into our Hippie grove carrying kids, Gwas not to be denied, especially after a long day at River Front Park, 2009

Daniel Island, near the pirate park, Nursing in "Public"

She want to be like big brother and quickly grasped the joy of kid shopping cart rides in early 2010

One year old wearing a new outfit from her Brother Eric

Father's Day

Happy Fathers Day!

Sigh...

G-Man is weaned, at 43 months. He is passing the torch to C-Bird and watches he nurse with love.

Life With G

So filling you all in on the little things seems like a good idea.

G enjoyed trick or treating very much and really takes stock and ownership of the candy so we decided throwing it away wasn't really an option. I weaned out things like gobstoppers and gummies and re-gave those out. The rest Grady wants to see about 4 times a day and he gets to have one after lunch and one after dinner. Some days he has forgotten them but not so much today.

Naps are hit or miss but are mostly becoming a weaned event. We have a "head down" time on days he does seem to want to nap. That has become falling asleep in front of the TV watching "Polar Express" again. It is such a benign movie I'm totally ok with this (I think ;-).

G and his friend Noah are discovering wrestling (is that hard wired?).

Over all we are making progress, slowly, toward weaning. All in good time. G has also had a few days of near potty perfection. Considering the long road of EC that has been most exciting and encouraging.

A few nights ago G was yelling "I'm a MAN!". We are not sure where it come from but we had a big talk about genders. Now he will yell "I am a boy! Daddy is a MAN!". Mommy is a mommy.

Yesterday G wanted to do voting too. I put him up on my shoulders, but that wasn't enough. He wasn't happy when I told him he had to wait till he was 18. This morning we watched the news and I had him saying "that my pessident". Yea! Isn't it so cool that he will know a totally different political America.... it is just so awesome to consider.

I can't think of anything else just now...