New item on my blog and weaning.
Ever since Matilda was 5 months old, I decided that I wanted to try to catch all of her “voice-phases” on my iPhone Recorder Application. Little did I know I would, in my intended efforts, unintentionally record an hour and a half of Justin’s and my home time. The recording includes Justin’s rendition of “The Boogie-Woogie Monkey,” a laughing Matilda-goo, and us reading through a scene for the play I was preparing for- “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl. Here it is:
In other news, things are going well. The above mentioned play closed this past Sunday. The run went well. Audiences loved it. I loved it. The critics uniforming loved the performances and hated Sarah Ruhl’s play. Oh well.
While I was busy working on that show, Justin was busy at home with Matilda. He got her into a nighttime routine. Good man. Now, for over 2 months, she’s gotten used to a stroll at 6:30, dinner at 7:15, bathtime/clean-up time around 7:25, quiet play time/book time around 7:35 and “walk her to sleep while singing Rock-a-bye-baby” from 7:45 to 8. By god, it works. Tonight I completed the routine for the first time on my own.
Note to self: if I ever have another baby, I will not nurse him/her to sleep. It’s going to be a nightmare weaning Matilda because she falls asleep on the boob 90% of the time. Sometimes she’s desperate for sleep but only a boob will calm her down. I feel like a schmuck as a result. Don’t get me wrong, it’s sweet, nursing. I love the closeness, our bond, the sweet coos… And god knows allowing her to nurse-to-sleep provided TONS of extra sleep over the last 9 months. All of us slept better because of it. When the time comes to try to wean, though, the lack of sleep will catch up.
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