Matilda nursed until she was about a year and a half old. The end was mostly for comfort and only before naps and bedtime. And when she was sick. Or when we were home. Or if she saw me without a shirt on.
I finally cut her off for good when her nursing hurt me so much, because I was pregnant, my immediate reaction was to throw her across the room.
As soon as she stopped nursing, she got attached to Baby. Her Ninnie made it for her and she'd had it for months without more than a passing glance.
As soon as she noticed Baby, her clothes came off. Now, a year after baby was sewn up, she's a wet hot mess. Matilda dances with her, feeds her, puts her on the potty and to bed. Put purple marker eyeshadow on her last week. Talks about putting a diaper on her but won't follow through with it. Baby goes everywhere with Matilda.
I worry about the state of Baby. She's got silver glitter glue on one arm and something sticky on the other. She's got tahini on her back and juice all over her face. She's stuffed with wool so cleaning her is a spot job. I'm also starting to worry about Matilda's demands regarding Baby. Because Baby goes everywhere Matilda does, sometimes Matilda needs to hand her off so she can poke the cookie dough
or jump on her trampoline or draw or eat or any number of things. This is worrisome because she hands Baby to me, "hold Baby," and won't let me put her down. Twice today I had to shove Baby down the front of my already bulging shirt so I could finish making the cookies and start making the dinner.
I made Matilda a pouch for Baby and I'm hoping she picks up on that once she sees me carrying the new kid in my pouch as I'm just not prepared to carry a doll around along with a toddler and a newborn.
Baking for kids
I told Matilda last night before she fell asleep that we'd bake something today. After story-time at the library and a two hour nap, we cracked open the cookbooks to find a decent cookie to make. We found Marta's Chocolate Slices.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet.
Combine and mix:
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/4 cup powdered cocoa
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
Divide dough into 6 pieces. Form into logs and flatten slightly. Place on cookie sheet. Brush with:
1 egg, beaten
Sprinkle top with pearl sugar. Bake on center rack for about 15 minutes. Cut into 3/4 inch wide diagonal slices while still warm.
These things are easy breezy. I'll be adding them to my baking rotation for sure.
Comments (3)
Hey Nicole,
I hope all goes well with the birth of your new little munchkin! I was just wondering how, and if running affected your milk production. I used to run and am really longing to start up again. I continue to breast feed my 8 month old and wonder if running will have any affect on my supply. All the best over the next few days! Happy thoughts your way...
Posted by Ange Paton | February 6, 2007 9:30 PM
Posted on February 6, 2007 21:30
P.S. I love that Matilda has a sling for Baby - and that she's covered in tahini!
Posted by Ange Paton | February 6, 2007 9:31 PM
Posted on February 6, 2007 21:31
Hi Ange -- I had a pretty crap milk supply with Matilda and I didn't start running until she wasn't relying just on me. So I didn't notice any supply issues, but I did notice that I was pretty much violently hungry. All the time. But it's so worth it.
Posted by atomic | February 9, 2007 1:15 PM
Posted on February 9, 2007 13:15