Xander Week 117 – When Do You Learn This Stuff??
June 9, 2009
I swear we really don’t watch much television with Xander. Parker only catches glimpses every now and then – we’re still trying to limit his viewing intake before he hits two. With Xander, he often watches one episode of Little Einsteins or My Friends Tigger and Pooh while Zach and I are getting ready for work. Depending on what is going on after work (grocery shopping, baths, dinner prep, etc.) he might watch 1/2 an hour or so of a movie (he’s been really into Monster’s Inc. lately), but many nights he gets distracted playing outside, or with toys inside and we don’t turn on the television at all. As a baby, Xander loved to chew on the remote (I think he liked the feeling of the rubbery buttons) and for a while he insisted on “helping” us start whatever show we were playing from the DVR list, but he hasn’t asked to do that in months.
So last week when we told Xander it was time to get dressed and he responded, “Ok, I pause it” and then picked up the remote control and paused Little Einsteins we were a bit shocked. The following day Zach left him watching Tigger and Pooh. When he returned, it Xander wasn’t watching it anymore. Zach asked him what happened to Tigger and Pooh and Xander responded “I stopped it, I’m watching Handy Manny“. Apparently it’s time to set up the parental controls on the television…
That’s it, no more breastfeeding for me. I think this time around there was more of a sense of finality about it, since I know I won’t have any more children, there will be no more breastfeeding in my future. With Xander, the decision was entirely his. He had completely given up on me just before he reached 6 months. I was a bit put out that I wasn’t involved in the decision-making process. However, once I got over myself, I discovered the wonderful freedom that comes from weaning.
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