there's a lot going on for the little man this week

yesterday we finally got a car share car and went to ikea to buy eamon his own table, which he helped me put together ;)
so he doesn't have to draw or play trains or do puzzles on the floor anymore
(we also got a new storage system for his toys www.ikea.com/us/en/catal...ts/S19848442 )

we'd also been talking about setting up his own mattress next to ours. we never used a crib, but held onto the mattress we were given.
and when i did laundry today it happened to include the sheets, so i thought why not set it up now?
i should note that beever pointed out all the kid beds to eamon at ikea, and eamon climbed into each to try it out, and lay down and said "night night eamon"
so he's sleeping in his own bed right now!
our bed is gonna seem huge tonight, and we get to fall asleep cuddling...

but strangest of all is eamon's behavior towards boobie all afternoon. this morning was normal, boobie first thing in bed. asked for it twice later on, i said no the 1st time then he had a bit later on. and went down for his nap on the boob in my arms on the couch ( he doesn't like to lay down in bed for boobie at nap time anymore)

but when he woke up, he had 2 suckles, then said "boobie couch" so we went to the couch where he had 2 suckles on each boob, then said "no boobie" and got down to play and have snack.
i had some coffee right before he woke up so i thought maybe it tasted funny, so i drank a bunch of water. the next time he asked i was busy. and the next time he had 2 sips again and jumped out of my lap. he wasn't even on long enough to have gotten anything.
then while i was making dinner he kept demanding it, i put him off til after we'd eaten and cleaned up. but same thing, suck suck. "no"

and at bedtime, he just wanted story after story. often we don't even make it thru 1 before he demands boobie, and passes out. tonight 2 sips and then back to story. so i tucked him into his new bed, lay next to him in the big bed and read. 4 stories, that was my limit. then he said he wanted boobie, but all he did was hold my boobie, and nuzzle it. at one point i suggested putting it away if he wasn't going to nurse, but he said no "eat it. hands." so he drifted off in my lap holding the boobie, then i slid him into his bed, under the covers. he half woke, and called for boobie, so i lay down and offered it, but he just snuggled up to it, and fell back asleep...

so we'll see what he does in the morning
as tired as i am of nursing sometimes, it made me wanna cry, putting him down in a big boy bed w/o boobie