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]]> Nicole, also known as Baby on the Go, turned eight months old this week. To celebrate, she learned to climb up the bottom step of the stairs. She was not quite sure what to do once she got there, but she was thoroughly proud of herself nonetheless. Today she moved on to pulling herself up to standing by holding on to the toilet seat (lovely — we practiced hand-washing after that) and pulling toilet paper off the roll. I had finally cured my now 4-year-old of enjoying the thrill of unraveling all the toilet paper, apparently just in time for Nicole to take over the responsibility!

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As far as nursing goes, we are still going strong, day and night. Nursing has helped us get through a recent ear infection, and what seems like weeks of teething. I will be SO happy to see those top two teeth come in!

Nicole enjoys many solid foods now, but she definitely gets the vast majority of her nutrition through nursing. She also nurses for comfort. Baby on the Go gets her fair share of bumps, but she is easily soothed by nursing. Some women I talk to are surprised that breastfeeding becomes an invaluable part of the parenting arsenal, but there are many times I am so grateful to be able to comfort my child in that way. What about you? Are you nursing for the nutritional benefits only, or have you become a convert to the non-nutritional benefits of nursing as well?

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