Wow. Almost 3am. My brain is exhausted, but my body won't listen. So maybe I'll just post about what we ate today. Don't lie, I know you are not enthused.
I had these several food items on hand and nearing "expiration", if you will:
- Whole Onion
- Whole Wheat Pie Crust
- Some Half-n-Half
- Leftover Coffee *GASP*
- Heavy Whipping Cream
So I cut the Onion roughly in quarters, diced up some fresh ginger and garlic and threw them in the crock pot on high with two chicken breasts, 1/2 cup of water and 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bouillon (Chicken Flavor). I then "X'd" five potatoes and placed them on a small cast iron skillet, dumped the crumbly WW Pie Crust into another cast iron skillet, and placed them both in the oven on 300. After 1.5 hours Nate quickly chopped up the potatoes and the boys measured in 1.5 cups each of frozen peas & corn. I put in roughly 1 teaspoon Real Salt, and 2 Tablespoons of Costco's Organic No Salt Seasoning, let it sit 10 more minutes, threw the pie crust on top and served up deliciousness! (Next time I will most likely plan ahead and start the potatoes in the crock pot first then add the pie crust on top of the chicken to see if we can make this a complete crock pot meal... but that is for another day.)
For our dessert I added the Half-n-Half, a bit of maple syrup, the Leftover Coffee, a dash of Kahlua and some ice and blended it in the Bullet for 20 seconds to a frothy, icy perfection!
The Heavy Whipping Cream will most likely be used for breakfast... maybe scones?
Nate and I were up addressing newsletters when I heard Little Miss cry for her midnight snack.
As the three of us settled on the couch for a snuggle I began to lay out my night-weaning plan. After all she is eleven months old and according to several trusted NDs and Peds she should no longer nutritionally need these middle of the night feedings.
"I want to wait for a couple of things though..." I continued "I need to make sure I'm remembering to take my prenatals, eating better, drinking more water, sleeping a little more, and that she's on a more scheduled, nutrient rich diet first so I can be sure she is getting the quality nutrition she needs..." I think my voice trailed off as I began to wonder who exactly I was planning to get to tackle this. It certainly didn't sound like a day in my life!
As it dawned on me the ridiculous amount of pressure I'd be generating for myself, I looked down into her blue eyes looking up at me through heavy lids.
Contentment.
And the sincerest, sweetest form of I. love. you.
The way only babies can say it...
And I decided maybe, just maybe, this is worth it.
Maybe the fact that she doesn't need it nutritionally is outweighed by the comforting, bonding "I am here." that these midnight feedings bring.
Maybe, just maybe, relationship trumps routine.
Irreplacable moments beat replacable sleep.
And babies can stay babies for a little bit longer.
Night weaning? Not. quite. yet.
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