Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Weaning etc

Well, we've official weaned. The writing was on the wall and I guess Angela knew it. It was all so lovely and cozy when she couldn't control her limbs, but then it turned into kicking and hair pulling and then demanding to sleep while nursing and me trying to find a way to keep her asleep while I pried my nipple out from between her newly sprouted lower AND upper teeth. And all of a sudden it just happened, one night I didn't feel well and John put Angela to bed without me - and without nursing. The next day she woke up, I got her and she didn't even make a motion - so I didn't offer. And that was the end of it. Now she falls asleep more easily during nap time, sleeps better, and goes back to sleep with rocking/singing (generally). I think knowing that she's not going to be nursed helps her sleep better on her own (thank God).

We also had our first stomach bug make its way through the house a couple weekends ago - starting with Angela vomiting all over John and then a couple times after that, and then John & I both got it... and finally my parents. How fun.

We had Angela's 15 month appointment this week - she's gained another inch (now 31 inches) and a whopping 3/4 of a pound to put her just under 20 lbs. She's a lean mean toddling machine. I mentioned to the doctor how she's not really using words much at all. Babbles constantly but doesn't really try to say or repeat what we say to her. However, since that appointment she now will occasionally say "meow" when we ask her what a cat says, and started saying "touch" CONSTANTLY.... I am big on .. "no touch" this and "no touch" that ... so now she touches everything and says "touch" - it's funny. She also said "dirt" today when I was potting some indoor bulbs - she saw the dirt and wanted to touch it and I told her it was dirt - this was apparently hilarious to her as she broke out in laughter everytime I said dirt and then said dirt a few times herself. Hey, whatever works.

We are super-excited for Christmas this Saturday and seeing her reaction to lots of presents under the tree - some unwrapped, some wrapped. It will be a long weekend, but hopefully many fun memorable pictures will be taken.

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