A little less than a year ago, we took M for his first trip to the Dentist. I wasn’t sure how to pick a dentist at first. Should it be a pediatric dentist? A family dentist? Should I just pick one out of the phone book?
We chose Dr. M because my sister recommended her. I was told that she was very nice and friendly with the kids, had a very popular office, and the office had lots of “stuff” to entertain the kids. I guess …

I haven’t blogged for quite awhile. I want to say that I’ve been really busy, but that’s not really the whole picture. Yes, I’ve been a bit more busy. Arp is working all the time on the web design business, at least on his days off from the main job, so I’ve been with the kids 24/7. No breaks for blogging.
I’ve also been doing some home improvements. Painting the bedroom, clearing the clutter, etc. All in preparation for getting the house on the market.
But …

M has weaned, and I sometimes can’t even believe it. It happened about a month ago, at age 5 years and 1 month. I wasn’t sure it was going to stick for a while there, so I haven’t written about it until now. We actually talked about it the other night, too. For a few weeks I had been afraid to talk to him about it. Part of me was sad, and I wasn’t able to say it out loud. The other part was …

The other night, the whole family was in the big bed at bedtime.  We were reading a book about the rainforest in Central America.  J was already nursing, and M was asking to nurse.  I prefer to nurse them separately, so I started joking with M to put him off a bit…
Me: You know, sometimes I get tired of nursing all the time.  Since we’re gong to Costa Rica soon, and they have lots of monkeys there, how bout we find a monkey mama to fill in for me a …

I was at a La Leche League meeting the other night and the question going around the room was: “Which benefit of breastfeeding first attracted you to the idea of nursing your child?” Most of the women in the room had responses that had to do with the baby’s health – things like reduced chance of allergies, less illness, bonding, etc. My answer was a little different because one of the first things that attracted me to the idea of breastfeeding had a lot to do with me. …