the lost days

not much has been going on here. the usual plus a few moments of grace, clarity, and insanity thrown in for good measure.

an update is in order, though, so here it is.

first, this is my new best friend:

initially i bought it for the label because i'm shallow like that, but i have since bought five more bottles because it is so damned good. australian. barossa-grenache. from what i understand, it's a tough grape, but this wine is superb. i highly recommend it, not only for its delightfully sensuous--voluptuous even--flavor, but also for the fact that it's fun to say, "gimme a bottle of bitch," or "i'm just sitting here with a glass of bitch," or "don't touch my bitch!" at the register it rings up as "bitch wine." and it makes me giggle. best of all? it's a screamin' deal at $8.99 or so a bottle.

also, the girl is finally weaned. mostly it was fine, but a couple of days ago she woke up asking for "momma's milk," and i said, "mommy doesn't have any more milk. mommy's milk is for babies and you're a big girl now." she burst into tears and said, "i don't want to be a big girl, i want to be a baby again!" heart breaking. but! she's weaned. my boobs haven't figured it out yet.

that's all from my little world.

for now.

Comments

[slouching mom]

Oh, the weaning! I got it wrong both times. With Ben, I could have stopped weeks, even months, earlier, and as it turned out he wouldn't even have noticed. Because he didn't. Notice, that is.

But with Jack, I stopped too soon. He mourned for nursing, did not understand why it wasn't forthcoming, and basically broke my heart into tiny little pieces. But there was no going back!

Anyway, I'm glad your process has been completed, even with some sadness. And it's good to hear from you! Now go get yourself a glass of bitch, why dontcha?

[Colleen]

I was just wondering how you were when I saw your rss pop up in my bloglines. Yay! An update. And a superb one at that. Bitch wine? I HAVE GOT TO TRY THAT. I'm super bitchy lately and it sounds like a match made in heaven.

As for the weaning, you're a breast-feeding superstar! You guys went a long time, didn't you? We made it to 17 months. I wanted to go longer, but alas it was not to be (Delaney was just ready and the timing worked out well as it turned out). I loved the little exchange between you and the girl. So sweet.

Thanks for the update!

[MoxieMomma]

SM--i feel like i got it wrong with both kids too. the boy couldn't have cared less when i weaned him AND started sleeping through the night for the first time that very same week. coincidence? i think not. (incidentally, he was the same age as the girl when i weaned him).

colleen, sorry to have been mia. i owe you a follow up on that fabulous email you sent during my little...ahem...crisis. b'fing--the girl is 26 months. she's really nasty lately and i think it's directly related to my weaning her! hopefully she'll get over it sooner than later.