More like a big girl everyday

Every day, Ashten is more and more little girl and less and less baby.  She is our last baby - for sure -  so while I am excited to see her grow, mature and learn new things, there is a part of me that misses the baby things.  Not all the baby things, but things like holding a sleeping baby, watching a baby smile for the first time, two naps a day(!!), breastfeeding, the cute little feet.....

One of the big "baby" things that Ashten just recently let go of was breastfeeding.  The last time I nursed her was July 7th.  I was down to nursing her just once a day already, in the morning when she first woke up.  On July 8th, I gave her a bath when she first woke up and she forgot all about nursing.  Since then, she has kind of whined for it a couple of times, but I know she's ready to be done.  I really miss that time with her though, and it is even more sad knowing I will never breastfeed again.  So now we have a new morning routine....I bring in her sippy cup of milk and we cuddle in the rocking chair with her blanket.  It's not quite the same, but I'll take it!