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Amy's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 4/19/02 -------------------- 1/21/02 12/30/01 11/12/01 9/7/01 9/1/01 8/18/01 7/7/01 6/12/01 5/3/01 4/10/01 3/12/01 2/3/01 1/4/01 1/3/01 12/30/00 12/6/00 11/28/00 11/4/00 10/31/00 10/25/00 10/11/00 10/5/00 9/28/00 9/19/00 9/15/00 9/7/00 8/23/00 8/17/00 8/9/00 8/4/00 7/20/00 7/12/00 7/6/00 6/22/00 6/14/00 6/8/00 5/24/00 5/16/00 5/15/00 5/14/00 5/13/00 5/12/00 5/9/00 4/28/00 4/13/00 4/6/00 3/30/00 3/24/00 3/16/00 3/9/00 2/29/00 2/4/00 -------------------- Amy's Introduction

April 19, 2002

Believe it or not, I totally forgot about my diary! I only have time for a quick update, but since Sam is STILL nursing, I may as well add another entry...

I have to be honest - I'm ready for him to wean. Most of the time he drives me crazy when he nurses. He refuses to not pick and scratch my chest and face, and I've lost all of my patience to put up with it. Don't get me wrong - I don't HATE it that he is still nursing... I'm just ready for him to stop. Most of the time, the context in which he wishes to nurse is because he being whiney. I'm wondering if this is a normal toddler stage anyway... the nonstop whining. I suspect it is, but as annoying as that is (the whining), it just makes me nuts and gives nursing a whole different feeling. His nighttime nursing is just as always - same as when he was an infant - but this daytime nursing, it's just annoying because of the emotional/behavioral twist that it seems to have taken on.

That said, I'm not real sure how to deal with it, and will happily take suggestions from anyone who has any. I hope all of this doesn't sound too harsh and unloving (I fear it does sound that way). It's just that, he was three this PAST January, and I'm just weary of the physical workout that nursing him has become. I'm tired.

Quick update of some other stuff from entries past: Sam and I moved into our own home about a month ago. He adjusted quicker than I - it's the first time I've ever lived alone (without another adult). It took me about a week to get over being afraid of the dark, and now I LOVE IT. Sam and I spend much more enjoyable time together now that we can be alone in the evenings and play together. He is such an independent child, and so strong-willed. He reasons and argues with me about everything, and I can predict already that he isn't going to do well with authority. He is smart enough that he can detect bad reasons from me, and he will debate them. It blows my mind that he can think that way already, and also that he can articulate himself so well.

We've been working on Bible lessons, and he continues to show an interest and a love for things of God. It is the lesson I count most important of all I will teach him - that he learn about who he is in Christ, and all that is available to him because of what God did for us through Jesus.

Gotta run... glad to find my diary is still here!

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