Well, lots has happened since the last post, of which successfully night-weaning Dylan and my sister turning 40 (holy smokes) are the most significant!
On Wednesday night, we finally started successfully weaning Dylan from nursing to sleep. Huge milestone. He’s teething and he had a cold that night, too, so we’re especially proud of the little fella!
In any case, I knew he was ready (I’ve periodically attempted night-weaning since Dylan turned 1!) because, although he was frustrated at not being able to nurse, for the first time ever, he actually was willing to let lullabies, rocking and a whole lot of snuggles and words of encouragement soothe him to sleep!
I also figured that we were in for a stretch of a lot of together time, so it was a good day of the week to start the process….
So, here’s the little guy at the Rodoni Pumpkin Patch just north of Santa Cruz.
Dylan wanted to do everything that Taliana did. When she sat on a pumpkin, he wanted to sit on one, too! She climbed the hay bales; so did he!
What was true for the pumpkin patch has been true elsewhere, too. He is now back to rejecting the high chair, but this time, it’s because he wants to sit on his own, in a big chair, just like Taliana!
So, we’d originally intended to make it all the way to Arata Pumpkin Farm near Half Moon Bay, but the kids both had little colds, so we thought it best to stay close by. This pumpkin patch seemed smaller, but they also had brussel sprouts still on the stalk (!) and cheap leeks, too! Overall, it was a fun way to end a very eventful week and, hopefully, it was a nice “reward” to Dylan for having endured his first two nights of sleeping sans nursing!!
