Weaning... Mission Complete

He is officially weaned.

Golf

AJ likes to play golf.

The Names Changed But the Story Remains The Same

Once upon a time there was a sit to stand music player.

On January 6, 2010, as Aiden was playing with it, Justin scooted and squirmed his way in front of him so that he could play instead.

On November 12, 2010, 11 months later, Nathan played with the same music player but Aiden scooted and squirmed his way in front of him so that he could play instead.

Notice the similarities in each photo: (I promise this was not staged)

• the youngest brouzin is wearing footed pajamas but the oldest is dressed to play
• the boys are facing the same direction
• the youngest brouzin is facing the camera as if he is asking for help getting his toy back
• the oldest brouzin could care less because he got what he wanted

Mommy - Sleep + 3 boys =

After a restless night...
a long day with the brouzins...
after taking all 3 boys clothes off...
and putting them in the tub...
3 minutes later...







I realized that I forgot to take AJ's socks off.

Jibberish

Aiden tries so hard to speak. He can hold an entire conversation of jibber jabber. All I know so far is that he ends every conversation with a question. I can tell by the pitch and tone of his voice. He is probably asking, "Mom do you know what I am saying". I wish I did. His speech is full of facial expressions, gestures ,and eye contact. Whatever he is saying must be important.

Pretzels

Pretzels are Aiden's new favorite treat or shall I say meal. It took me a while to figure this out. He refused his 1st cup of milk, breakfast, and lunch. He only wants pretzels. I am not complaining because it keeps him happy while I wean him.

DancyDance

Check out Aiden's version of the YoGabbaGabba's dancey dance called Peanut Butter Stomp.

SplishSplash

All three brouzins joined in the fun of splashing in the tub but we only caugt AJ in action on video.

Fall 2010

Picture collage personalized with Smilebox

Looking Sundays Best

1st Official Weekend

My divorce is final and a new parenting schedule is in effect. Weekends are now being shared.
Having my son all weekend was great! We did everything together.
No more back seat clothing changes in the car before going inside the Kingdom Hall. No more being late to the meeting every Sunday. No more rushing around picking up and dropping off AJ in 2 hours.

Weaning,continued

Day 2 & 3: Aiden spent the next two nights with his dad so I have no updates to report.

Day 4: The distraction method did not work as well as Day 1 because he missed me so much while he was gone. I gave in and nursed him but I put vinegar on my nipples to discourage him but he didn't mind the awful taste.

Day5 & 6: Progress is being made. The distraction method worked during the day and I only nursed him once right before bed.

Weaning - Night 1

The distraction method does not work at night. AJ woke up at 2am demanding to be nursed. He has not woken up in the middle of the night in a long time so Im not sure what is going on. I hope I can stick this out.