It's been a long time....

Goodness it's been over 6 months since I last posted here...what's new?

I've been doing a new job since April which has been keeping me busy. I have a grand title of Information Coordinator working for a Youth Support Service on behalf of a local authority. Most of my work so far has been for Connexions so it's been new, varied and interesting. In essence it's taken me to some interesting places, part time so I get to spend more time with Fini and also helping me develop some new skills in new areas of expertise. But enough about that.

Fini is now 28 months old and is a treasure (if not a trying one on occasion). She is still a boob monster and although I'm trying to follow my friend's 'don't offer, never refuse' philosophy I have to admit to numerous fall outs over where, when and how often she has it. Whenever I become really frustrated I tend to turn to La Leche League for support. On there you can read about the stoic breastfeeders of 4/5 year olds, loving it and confident that they are doing the right thing for their children. Not so great when you want someonee to tell you how you can stop tomorrow with little fuss. Don't get me wrong, i'm not quite resenting it yet but I get frustrated by the fact that whenever I try to set any limits or try out a routine with it, Fini completely rejects it and steps up her demands - aaargh! And also, though I'm not particularly concerned about others reactions, feeding a 2 year old in public is a lot different to feeding a newborn and is maybe still not so socially acceptable.

Great news about her development is that we have finally done away with nappies and are having (mainly) great success with potty training. Weird how it happened too....we've had the potty around for a long time and have had dalliances with it but this weekend I just decided to stop buying nappies and see how we get on. So far so good - she is really taking to it. We're not completely there yet but are confident it's all progressing as it should. I am confident that she will start nursery next year completely independent when it comes to her own bodily functions.

Developmentally she is, i think (being her mother) bright, funny and clever. A sensitive soul most of the time who I love to bits.

More later got to do something else now!