Stinking Rose

[aubreym]

Tonight the family (including Mom, McGee and Quin) went out to the Stinking Rose for dinner.  Tom and I haven't been there in probably 8 or more years, so when Quin suggested it, we figured why not?  We like garlic.  No one is going to want to come within fifty feet of any of us for the next century or so, however.  Everything we ate tonight had garlic in.  Fortunately Tai ate some too, so he won't asphyxiate when we go to bed.  Unfortunately we ate too much and so were too full to partake in the garlic icecream.  Maybe next time Quin is in town.

Tai was adorable.  He was hungry, but there was too much to see to spend any time nursing.  So we gave him some cheerios as an appetiser.  Then the rolls came.  He ate almost a quarter of one before stuffing his mouth so full that pieces started getting pushed out.  Mushy pieces.  Yum.  We figured we'd better stop that while we were ahead.  No roll-gagging at the restaurant, please.  Fortunately the food came and Tom shared his dinner.  Tai put away an impressive quantity of ravioli and garlic mashed potatoes.  On the ride home he fell into a carb induced coma.  He woke up a few minutes ago for a falling-asleep nurse, but went right back to sleep.  I'm going to have to follow soon. 

Mom mentioned again that he's getting more interested in solid food than he is in nursing and she and Tom talked a bit about Tai weaning in the relatively near future.  I'm not going to push him to wean, not by any stretch.  I would be happy to nurse him for the foreseeable future.  I love the closeness, the cuddling, the way we play and giggle.  It's something that Tai and I share that he doesn't share with anyone else.  But I'm also going to have to take my cues from him.  When he's ready, I'm going to have to let him go.

Fortunately he doesn't seem completely ready yet.  He still likes milky, especially at night.
 

Comments

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

Oh, I LOVE the stinking rose!!!!!

In terms of weaning... why is it that other people will always want to push (or suggest that the baby will push?) towards full weaning. Eating solids, even loving them, does not preclude nursing! Not at all! Remy is eating full meals most of the time now and still nursing a lot! Some toddlers will also go down to just certain times of the day, or just at night... but it is (or should be, IMO) up to the child and the mom, together, to determine their comfort! Not grandparents, not even dad!

I just find it odd, is all.

[peachyc.livejournal.com]

What she said! Both in terms of the Stinking Rose and weaning. I didn't understand why some of the people closest to me were so focused on when my kids would wean. If both mom and child are enjoying the nursing relationship, I don't see any reason to push weaning.

You have a great attitude about it. Tai is a lucky babe. (So is Remy!)

[aubreym.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's so great to have a supportive community.

[aubreym.livejournal.com]

I agree that it's odd. Especially since the only two people in the nursing relationship are the mama and the kidlet. Of course it's also odd how I keep letting other people's opinions get to me.

It's good to know that eating solids doesn't preclude nursing. Yay!

[neuraltube.livejournal.com]

You know what I was going to say... but Lexie and Julie beat me to it! :D

[aubreym.livejournal.com]

I think we should have a Stinking Rose party one day. Yum.