i feel horrible even writing this, but jack just seems to hit my buttons just right these days!? not to mention my fairly carefree, happy child has become a bit of a whiner. it often makes me second guess my ability as a parent; am i giving him enough attention?, is he trying to tell me something is bothering him?, but alas i actually think it is just a phase. coupled with his new-found need to be held all.the.time. and i could sure use a break:)
in an effort not to make this entire post negative, i will say that his ability to make me smile almost immediately thereafter said whining, is priceless. he is such a loving kid. always giving me hugs and kisses. he really makes it easy to forget that there have been some bumps in the road these days, particularly where sleep is concerned!?
on another note, i don't really talk about the fact that we're still nursing, but much to my surprise we still are. i had my hopes pinned on the easy self-weaning route, but i've come to realization that this probably will not happen. so we have begun the weaning process. i started yesterday with the mid-day session, and it did not go nearly as smoothly as i had hoped. it was actually awful to hear how upset he was. it took me almost an hour and a half to get him down for his nap, and i had to cave and rock him to sleep. i hope that yesterday was the biggest hurdle, but i'm prepared for this to be a struggle.
and just because i'm feeling nostalgic, i leave you with this pic...
he sat up for the first time exactly one year ago today!! i caught him post-nap...you can tell he was a bit surprised;)
