I’ve been learning how to shoot in Manual Mode on my Nikon D80 for the past 2 weeks in earnest (inspired by Jill from Baby Rabies). After shooting a few photos of my guy I laid the camera down on the bed and he signed for milk. I crawled in bed with him and cuddled up for a nursing session. With the camera within reach I grabbed it and took this shot. Thankfully the settings worked fairly well since we were in the same lighting as before. I’m sure I’ll cherish this photo forever as a lasting reminder of the 16+ months we have been in a nursing relationship. Everett is 16.5 months and not even close to weaning. I’m OK with that.

PS:  I just made the “Cloth Rocks” t-shirt he is wearing available for sale in white or black on http://shopddl.com.

Or, Simmer Down Now for those not down with the Cheri Oteri. 

You may have noticed I am slowing it down a bit.  I extended the “All About Babywearing” Month into November to give myself more time to write the reviews.  I still have quite a few carriers to review, and they are exciting!  Between my son getting 8, EIGHT! teeth all at once, him not sleeping a wink at night unless he is being held or in our bed, and planning his first birthday party, things have just gotten too busy to be blogging all day.  So, I am gonna Simma Down Na and post when I can.  I don’t want to pressure myself to have a post up RIGHT AT 9 AM SHARP like I used to.  If it isn’t written by then, it isn’t, and it will make it up when I feel like it.  Because why?  Because it is my blog, that’s why!  LOL.

So, fewer giveaways (sorry, they take a whole lot of work as many of you with blogs know), I might skip a day or two of posting, and the post might not publish until 10 PM. 

Thanks for being patient while my son’s teeth emerge from the gums, excruciatingly slowly.  In the meantime, if any of you lovely mamas have been cloth diapering for 5 years or more, please email me.  I have some questions for you!

MUAH!

Sitting up and nursing.

The time that I have been dreading since taking my baby home from the hospital is here: top teeth. I used to always tell people when they asked how long I would breastfeed for that when he got teeth, we were done. The first time I considered this wouldn’t be the case was after I talked to my lactation consultant. She assured me that not all babies bite, and if they do, there are ways to handle the situation without weaning. Hmmm…. maybe I could get through it. I sure worked hard enough at breastfeeding that I didn’t want to throw it all away because of a few little teeth.
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