Ah, the distractability of a four month old. I remember when Accalia was about four months and a friend and I were discussing how it was almost like having a newborn again in terms of feeling so tired. It's not so much that I'm losing sleep at night (Cole is an awesome sleeper and so much fun to snuggle with all night long). The big thing with this age is how distracted he is by everything and how he constantly wants to be in on the action and on the go. This wasn't a huge shock to me since I've been through it already when Accalia was an infant, but it still takes a bit of adjustment to go from holding a quiet, mostly sleeping baby to a wiggling, jumping, arms flailing, jabbering little boy.

And don't even think about having peaceful nursing sessions throughout the day! Everything is cause to turn this way and that and to concentrate on anything except the nipple. So finding a place free of distractions with a 3 year old, a dog - heck, even ceiling fans - is almost impossible. I know that old advice about finding a quiet, dark room with no distractions to nurse in (I've even given it myself), but that doesn't cut it with Cole. If we find a quiet place, he spends all of his time and energy turning this way and that to find something to distract him!

Oh, I know that this phase will soon pass (and there's something to love about every phase along with the minor frustrations) and then we'll soon be entering once again the world of toddler nursing aerobics.