Except when I was pregnant! 

We did it!  I am free at last, free at last!  I stopped nursing Buddy!  He is now a full-fledged formula drinker (albeit lactose-free formula - but hey!)!

It's not what you think.  I loved nursing.  I enjoyed the time alone with him.  I love that I was the one making him bigger and stronger.  I loved being the first thing and last thing he wanted in the morning and at night.

What I didn't love was my diet.  Rice everything and chicken and meat is no way to live.  Valentine's Day without chocolate really took me over the edge.

But what really did it for me was the onset of headaches and dizzy spells.

I knew I wasn't pregnant, so it had to be my diet.  I was becoming iron-deficient (or maybe it was folic acid deficient).  Either way, nursing was now officially killing me.

So, I decided to stop.  He's happy with his formula, he's eating solid foods, and teething.

I had pizza today for the first time in about eight months.  It was soooo good!  I can now eat whatever I want whenever I want.  The only tummy I have to worry about is my own.  My body is mine again!!

Hoorah for formula!