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I'm SO blessed to be able to experience these moments with my baby! :)

Here he's giving the Gorilla a hug in case you couldn't tell :)

You should hear him say the word "Tur-tle" so cute! :)

Where are the penguins??

Here he's making the sound a goat makes :)

My growing boy!

A day of Yard work

A fun day in the yard working with our boy!! :) Couldn't think of a better and more fun way to spend a Saturday!

Somebody wants to mow like Dada! :)

Baby Boy Hershberger shower!!

I had so much fun being able to throw this special shower for my dear friend and her precious baby boy!!!

Party Favors -- Hershey kisses from baby hershy!! :)

Picnic!

Gotta love March 1st when it's 70 degrees! We took advantage of this amazing day and had a picnic for lunch! So fun!

Pear Smoothie

I've been enjoying a smoothie for breakfast the last couple days and it's so yummy I had to tell you about it! It's from Martha Stewert Living magazine, and I made a few changes for my own preference.

Pear smoothie

1 Pear (maybe another 1/2 depending on size)

1/3 C oatmeal

1 cup Vanilla Almond milk

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tbsp maple syrup

dash salt

A few ice cubes

Enjoy!!!

Weaning, rethought...

Well, as some of you might have read my weaning post about 5 months ago, I'd like to follow up with that post. As a mom there's many things I'm learning as I go, and breastfeeding is DEFINITELY one of those things! One of the hardest and coolest parts about being a mom! My goal was to make it to 12 months breastfeeding my little boy, and when 12 months got here, I didn't know what to do! He was still breastfeeding. Now what? I had things I wanted to go do (which required overnight stays away from my little boy who was still nursing at night). I might miss some things during that time because I need to be accessible to my baby, but in the big picture, it's a year or 2, and in my whole life it's not that long.

After slowing down the weaning process (which was quite tramatic for us both to start so cold turkey!), I decided to try to let it happen more naturally. I'm really happy with that decision. I had to force the middle of the night weaning, but everything else was very natural.

Looking back, I'm happy I was able to give Ty those nutrients for a year and a 1/2. And I'm glad I didn't rush the process, if Ty is the only child God blesses us with, I'm able to look back with no regrets at how long I nursed him.

My advice, don't listen to when society, friends and family say you should wean, listen to your baby and God. I might not nurse all my kids this long, but I believe this was what Ty needed and I'm glad I could do that for him. Super special bond and memories for me that will never be taken away!