last night was the last time nursing harper. i'm pretty happy that i got thru an entire year of breastfeeding. granted, she had to have some bottles of formula/breastmilk during day for a few months, but overall i am happy i was able to provide for her for so long. when i nurse her at night, she basically gets super relaxed and half asleep by the time we are finished. it is extremely easy to put her to sleep. and so begins a new bedtime routine. will she sleep? will she miss nursing? is she even going to notice? guess we will find out tonight. the last two nights she has not been very interested in nursing, so i have had to lay her down pretty much awake. she fussed for a few minutes but realized she was pretty tired and laid down to sleep. so maybe it will not be so bad. lots of people and books say that the dad/partner should put them to sleep so she will not associate me with nursing and bedtime. again, i don't think she will really notice.
what in the world will i do without having to breastfeed anymore? shots? happy hour here i come! maybe she will even let others put her to bed so amy and i can have date nights. it's a pretty big change.
i was able to go out on my own last night while amy stayed home with harper. she is part of the slow readers book club that meets once a month, so ms. kerry had a wonderful idea of us starting our own club. it is a perfect way for me to be able to get some mommy alone time. we went to the whip in for a drink. i realized last night that it has been a year since i have been out without amy or harper (minus a concert that i went to with auntie jean). cheers to ms. kerry for thinking about me.
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