Preparing for a new "special time"

No doubt about it, I am drying up. I only had to pump about 5pm today. I was really uncomfortable but it did take until almost 5pm before I didn't care about what happened and come hell and high water I just needed to get the milk out of my system. So looks like I will have to face the fact that I won't be breastfeeding soon. and that's SAD.

I'm really going to miss my special time with Ethan. Shame really, cos Ethan has such a clear preference for boob juice direct from boob. So I was thinking of what we can do in future to replace that, so that we can continue to bond. I'm thinking maybe it can be stories. I love fairy tales and have been reading all sorts of stories to Ethan since he was 3 months. His interest in stories and books has tapered somewhat compared to months ago, when you can see the pure joy on his face when he knows it's book time. Looks like it'll be book time versus boob time. What the heck, so long I get to spend time with my little precious Ethan!

The other thing I noticed about Ethan taking in more formula, he's not quite as "turgid" or as "solid" as before. His flesh has become a little softer, like ripe durian, and I truly believe it's got a lot to do with less boob juice. I'm just thankful though that he's stayed healthy, maybe it's the breast milk antibodies or maybe not, I'd like to think it is.

I will be treasuring whatever boob time I have left, session by session, minute by minute. I might even want to keep a video.