I just realized recently that I have been either pregnant or nursing for more than six years straight now. When Millie was just a baby I remember telling Tom that I hoped I could have a few months break between the time she weaned and the time that we got pregnant with our next baby. I just wanted a little while when I could be "back to normal." Those were my words.
But since Millie nursed until she was 2 1/2 and Silas also nursed past his second birthday, there hasn't been a break. Nursing toddlers have overlapped with my past two pregnancies. That's okay, though, because that old "normal" is long gone. And it turns out, I don't miss it so very much after all. Now I'm someone who mothers and nurtures. Life isn't always just about me, and that's a good thing. Maybe I'm growing up.
