The Stay at Home Mother

2007 has begun with some brutal weather. It was so rainy and windy last night. There was so much debris this morning on the roads because of it. We played it safe and stayed in for much of the day. My mother in law came by with home made scones and an Americano from Starbucks to see us. What a great treat! She later took my son for dinner at their place, which allowed me some nice one-on-one time with my daughter.

I am currently trying to wean her off breast feeding but am having difficulty. I think it is hard for both of us. With my son, I only breast fed him until he was five months old, but because my daughter was allergic to formula, I wasn't able to provide anything else for her other than breast milk. But to be honest, it hasn't been that much of an imposition to me - and now, I think it's going to be hard on both of us. But it is time and I know that. She has had a year of breast milk, and I'm not producing the same amount like I used to. The doctor said that there is little nutritional value that I am providing any more, so it's more of a passifying thing now (for both of us!)

I haven't come up with any New Year's Resolutions. I'm not really a big believer in them. Most of the time people choose such vague and impossible resolutions that they abandon them within two months or less. I'm more of a "goal" person and believe in setting measurable goals that can be reviewed and quantified. I once was a weight trainer and I used to see so many people take on much more than they could chew, and just got so frustrated and overwhelmed, that they gave up before they had really begun.

So my "goal" is to wean my daughter this month and here's hoping that this goal is one that isn't as hard as I think it may be.....