10 to 6

for the first time in...hmm...i guess over 4 years now, i slept from 10 at night till 6 in the morning with no interruption (except for my out-of-control dreams...). that is because i finally weaned aiyana from night-time nursing. i asked her not to nurse anymore, so that we could both get more sleep, and as opposed to a few months ago when i tried the same and found it heart-breaking, and hence decided to abandon the entire thing, this time things went quite smoothly, and in 3 nights we were done. now, she nurses to go to sleep, and upon waking in the morning. she still nurses during the day, usually 2 or 3 times, but this doesn't bother me at all, and i'm willing to keep going as long as she wants.

i'm grateful to ed for being very supportive during this change; on the second night of trying to wean, aiyana slept with him all night, which was really sweet. ed was very happy that she finally wanted to cuddle with him, although he didn't get much sleep, not being used to her wriggling and squirming...