An Update on Francis

I think it's about time I gave you an update on Francis as I've got quite a bit of news!

Firstly he has stopped breastfeeding. A couple of months ago I noticed he was becoming less and less bothered about his morning feed so in the end I stopped offering it to him... and he stopped asking. I was a little bit sad to see the end of breastfeeding, but I always knew Francis would self-wean sooner rather than later. Still, I don't think I did to badlly to manage almost 15 months of breastfeeding, especially considering Francis was born with no sucking reflex. Thinking back I'm amazed I managed to breastfeed him at all!

The biggest piece of news is that Francis is now officially a toddler! Although it's months since he took his first steps, he remained a very reluctant walker until only a few days ago when he suddenly decided walking wasn't so bad after all. He now toddles all over the place. There's no stopping him!

Last, but not least, we have managed to wean him off his dummy. Well, I say wean, but really I just stopped giving it to him one day and he's never asked for it. There were a few tears at sleep time for the first couple of days, but now he happily chatters away to himself in his cot until he falls asleep. And to think I was worried that taking his dummy away would be a complete nightmare. I should have more faith in him!

Lisa xxx