Monumental

Tonight is a top ten night. Yup. One of them where I've counted to ten. . .and back again. We achieved a milestone today, and Logan is (finally) able to nurse unaided, so we spent the day today nursing exclusively and trying to avoid bottles . In order to maintain enough milk for him, it was timely that this happened. I'll spare you the juicy details, but know that essentially we're starting at square one (and a half) with breastfeeding and trying to figure things out. I'm sure those of you candidates for sainthood out there who have gone through the steps to develop a healthy nursing relationship with your child can empathize with the frustrations associated with our day/evening. Certainly, circumstances won't allow him to be an exclusive nurser (i.e. he needs a bit of special preemie formula daily, one day all too soon I'll go back to work and he'll get bottles at daycare) but for the time being I need to boost the supply on my end. So we're nursing. It's been an emotional experience for both of us. Deep breath. Smile. We'll get there. . .