Well Peanut is officially a “big” girl! She is 16 months old and as of Sunday, is completely weaned which is always my definition of a “big girl”. She lasted the longest of the three of them. Bug was fully weaned at 15 months, and Boo at 14 months. Peanut doesn’t like drinking out of a cup, and that combined with the fact that she didn’t start walking till nearly 15 months, made me wait a little longer.
About a week before her 16 month-day her interest in nursing was waning. She did not want to take the time to be still, and was only lasting just a few minutes. She also cut her top canine teeth last week (so nursing was a bit painful for her) and is working on the bottom canines. They should be in any day. I decided it was time to be done and gave myself a week to get used to the fact. It’s always a little hard for me to stop nursing. I read one time that the minute they are born you start letting go bit by bit, and weaning just seems like an extra big “bit”! Even though it’s very necessary, it’s hard for a mommy to let go! But we’re done now and I’m very thankful that we had that special time together for the last 16 months.
Peanut is a full-on toddler now and she is pushing the boundaries for all she is worth! She is a big climber and into EVERYTHING. About a month ago she figured out how to climb up on the dining room chairs…
And then last week (in the same outfit as the picture above even though it was a different day) I walked in and found her like this.
“What?”
She has also decided that she is big enough to drop her morning nap already even though that happened a full two and half months before her two sisters went to one nap (at 18 months). I really tried to hang onto it, but if she fell asleep for even an hour in the morning she would roll around in her crib all afternoon, refusing to fall asleep.
Unfortunately, morning works best for K, S, and I for school, but now we have “The Destroyer” thrown in the mix and it is…distracting…to say the least.
Here is a picture of us during art class: K at the computer, me right beside her with S on my lap, and Peanut squirming and squishing her way into the small space at our feet where, if I’m not careful, the computer can be unplugged with one quick little tug (and boy is she quick!).
So she pretty much wanders around the house while we do school, pulling out all the toys, and getting into my drawers…she especially likes the oven mitt drawer.
Thankfully, the trade off is that she is now sleeping for a solid 3 hours in the afternoon (yay!), which is about the time I need to recover from trying to keep up with/clean up after her AND get all our school work done all morning. Whew. This is an exhausting stage for sure!
I didn’t mention that we found another “Elefante” when we were on Noni’s birthday trip, and he was even on sale, so for $6 we now have a spare lovey…very nice since she must have him at ALL times these days, but isn’t good about keeping track of him!
Such a personality on this kiddo! Although she definitely keeps me on my toes, this is a fun stage, and we are loving life with our busy, busy girl!
The only question is, “What will she get into next??”
