This video of an obviously ill child (via kind of crunchy mama) and KOCM’s commentary on it got me thinking about extended breastfeeding. Not that I don’t think about it often. I do. I guess she just got me thinking about blogging about extended breastfeeding!

We’ve official made it to our goal of one year without a drop of formula or any other processed foods and, even though they’re my boobs, both of us are extremely proud of that. (I’ve had great support from the BG the whole time - he’s a lactivist too!) We’re also pretty pumped that he can drink out of any cup, sippy cup or straw now. It’s nice to know that when the boy weans he’ll be able to survive without me being home every few hours.

Is every day past a year considered “extended breastfeeding?” If so, I guess I’m already doing it. He was down to 3 nursings a day for the last several weeks. The first one in the morning was the only ravenous one, and the late afternoon & bedtime ones were more sipping for comfort. Since he got his cold on Sunday, he’s nursed no less than 20 times a day both days. It’s a miracle really. With a cup of his favourite smoothie sitting beside him and a water bottle or four around the room, he’ll tug on my shirt and mouth my belly like a fish until I let him nurse. It’s like his body instinctively knows that he needs the antibodies that are only available form breastmilk.

I’m not a fan of forced weaning, and will likely let him wean himself whenever he wants to. I feel like it would be unnatural and kind of cruel of me to just say “Well, kiddo. Today you’re a year old so here’s some milk from a strange four legged hairy mammal intended for their babies. Drink it, would ya?” I’m the mama mammal in this family and I’ll nurse him until he no longer needs it, physically or emotionally.

I’d add “within reason,” but I don’t know what that is. I have a feeling he’ll wean when I go back to work in September, but we’re cool if he still wants to nurse morning & night until he’s 2-ish. If he isn’t ready to wean then, we’ll deal with it then.

What do you think?

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“Can you tell me when my registration is due? I didn’t receive a notice and we’d like to have both vehicles due at the same time,” I asked the nice girl at the registry counter. The BG and I were renewing the registration on the Prelude on his way back to work.

She offered to look it up in her computer using my plate number. “That plate has no records.”

Um. Shit?

“Well, that’s weird. I have my insurance right here.” The BG and I look through my files and the registration paper is from 2005-2006. Hmmmmm.

“Do you have a 2007 sticker on your plate?”

I ran outside to check, and the last sticker on my plate…

2005.

From my old Honda Accord.

Yes, shit.

Apparently when we bought my van we didn’t switch the plate over and I’ve been driving an unregistered vehicle for 2 years.

Thank God I didn’t get pulled over or in an accident. I’ve had lots of photo radar speeding tickets, but they’re just a fully automated cash cow so nobody was the wiser.

We’re all up to date now, and I’ll be writing REGISTRATION on my calendar for next year - just to make sure.

There have been far too few bulleted lists around here of late. You all know how I love the bulleted list, so we can’t have that.

Anyone know how to easily switch a two column theme to a three column theme? I want to put a column on each side. My web guru is due to have a baby any day so, though she can probably do it, I’d like to leave her alone for once. If you can help, please email me. I’m in training, so I need someone to either walk me through it or do it for me. Rest assured, however, that I’m not a complete moron. Not all the time, anyway.

Thanks to my new friend Liz at greatgreenbaby, I now have blogads on this site in addition to the other sponsors who’ve been here all along. Since they’re brand new here and currently empty, I’m going to do a draw for any of you who’d like to place a free ad for your site. To enter, email me. I’ll contact the winner via email. Thanks to Izzy for the great idea. And go check out Liz. You’ll like her!

Do two bullets count as a bulleted list?
How about when the bullets don’t show up. How disappointing is that? Crap.

Man, I lurve bulleted lists!

Now, because I know someone out there is going to help me with my column issue, and because you’re nice, I’ve got some gratuitous cuteness to brighten your Monday.

“I lurve blueberries. They’re way better than bulleted lists.”