the beginning of the end

for those of you who haven't been keeping track, i have been pregnant or breastfeeding (without reprieve) since februrary 2007. that's three and a half YEARS.

now, i don't want to keep everyone on the edges of their seats here, we are not announcing another wheeler baby (word to ken buds and o dawg: tag, you're it).

but i do have some exciting news for sweet baby afton: it's time to wean. hooray!!

or not so much hooray. the above photo was taken right after afton was denied mother's milk and given a bottle instead. you can clearly see how pleased she is with this new development. and i really can't blame her -- after all, poor afton has never even seen a bottle before -- but my sanity is telling me that this little mama needs a break.

and i suppose i shall also need to find another way to burn 600 calories a day. ugh.