weaning rachel off.....unsuccessfully

when rachel was born, i told myself (and hubby) that it will be a big accomplishment if i managed to breastfeed for 6 months. rachel is now 13 months, and I am still feeding her at night. To me, that's one of the biggest accomplishment in life for me. Then, I heard from my friend about another friend who just weaned off her son, only at the age of 5 YEARS!!!!! My jaw nearly dropped.... whoa.....Mother Of The DECADE award goes to her!

N'way, am thinking of weaning Rachel off completely. However, it's not an easy task, as my breasts seems to be the greatest comfort we can give her. And also, I am quite reluctant to wean her off because:
1. The bond with Rachel while breastfeeding is something that I am so unwilling to give up
2. My breasts seems to be the best PACIFIER when Rachel is upset, or in distress! Finding a good replacement seems impossible.

These days, Rachel knows how to lift up my shirt, in search of her milk source. In the middle of the night, she will climb over to me, and try to lift up my shirt.....These are sure symptoms that if I wait any longer, it will be really difficult for me to wean Rachel off completely!

Daddy's home

After 6 weeks away, hubby is finally back from UK. What a relief. I survived the last 6 weeks alone with Rachel. Of course, I did get a lot of help from both our parents, but then.....it's still a big feat for me.

Rachel has definitely grown up a lot since her daddy left for UK. Her biggest milestone is yet to be her starting to walk. If i were in hubby's shoes, I would have been devastated for missing out on the start of such a big development. HOWEVER, if he were to go through what we went through during the "start-to-walk" stage, he might have been glad that he was not around! With all the "heart-dropping" moments and "scare-me-to-lotsa-white-hair" moments, when Rachel falls or tumbles down or knocks into corners/furnitures...etc......I would have preferred to be ignorant to all these moments!

Rachel can walk steadily now, with occasional fumbles. She has graduated to walking up stairs or steps. Well, she is definitely learning the trick to doing that. Yesterday, she started to stamp her feet while walking around.....not too sure what she is trying to achieve though.... For the last couple of days, Rachel (who has always been talkative), has been saying a lot of "dadadadada....dahhhhh"....

She was VERY excited to see my parents when they came to visit. She started yakking away loudly at them, the moment she saw them..... I guess for my parents, this definitely makes the 2hour drive very worthwhile!!!!! As for her Daddy, she was a bit sceptical when she saw him....but took a short time to warm up to him....hubby can definitely see a big difference in her......he said she has definitely grown up a lot the last 6 weeks!

mosquito bites

EVERYWHERE!!!!!

The mosquitoes seem to love Rachel. She now has 3 bitemarks on her forehead, one big red one on her cheek and another one on her left eyelid! I definitely have this vengeance feeling against mosquitoes!!!

This week, Rachel stays with her daddy's parents when I go to work. It seems that she has been on her best behaviour when she's there. Her grandfather is sooooooo happy... She eats well, she sleeps well, and best of all, she's all adorable to them! And she does all this when she is with my parents as well. However, the minute I reach home, she's all sticky and moody again. She will scream if I refuse to carry her. Sighhhh.....it's her way of teaching me a lesson, for leaving her behind when I go to work.