Well, it's official - Sofia is no longer breastfeeding. It's a bittersweet milestone, I guess. It will be nice not having to work my every waking hour around her feedings, but I'll miss having that quiet time with her. Now that she's mobile and exploring everything, she rarely wants to sit down and cuddle up with me anymore - she's much too busy! About a month ago I realized I had become one of those women who would continue breastfeeding past the first year if I didn't set some time limits on myself. You know, like those La Leche freaks that I've made fun of for so long (apologies to any members who may read this). My OB encouraged me to continue, saying it was only in the US that women stopped nursing after a year. Apparently in most other countries, it's very normal to continue at least 2-3 years. However, at the mention of that to my friends and family, I noticed their reactions were less than favorable. (Although, Armando has been suportive of whatever I wanted to do, bless his heart. :0)) The pediatrician told me to do it no longer than 15 months because after that it becomes almost impossible to get them off the boob! :0) So I set a two week timeframe for ending the last feeding (before she goes to bed) - primarily to prepare myself emotionally (I know, it sounds ridiculous!). When I stopped the morning feeding, she cried the biggest tears and would pull at my shirt and beg me to feed her. So I expected it to be even worse at night. However, I was able to keep her distracted enough that she only whined a little bit before taking the sippy cup for a final 'goodnight drink' and then heading off to bed as usual. I, on the other hand, sat down and cried.