He keeps learning and forgetting and being on the verge of 'getting' what's going on.  It's fun to watch!  He doesn't 'really' get the cow thing now, nor the rolling over thing.  But he 'could'.  He just seems to be paying attention to different things.  I still don't think it's dawned on him yet that he can affect changes in his environment or his state.  This doesn't make logical sense to me, because he's well aware that if he hollars or wiggles sufficiently, he will get help from someone.  Maybe to him, he's just expressing himself freely and he doesn't totally understand that we all respond to his expressions???  Or perhaps people are just so very different from things that he understands people can help him satisify his needs but things can't???  That's just one more way nursing is so beautiful.  He gets hungry and wants *me*, not food.  Of *course* we know he really *needs* food, biologically, and *wants* me.  But, in a real sense, he *needs* me.  However, I am very thankful that he's taking a bottle at Debbie's!  I really want him to be able to take my pumped milk if I have to be away.  This will allow us to nurse longer, actually.  Eventually, there will be a time when I must be away and Dad or someone must take him for awhile.  Cathy hit that point this summer with her baby who is 2 this month.  After nearly 2 years, she wanted a long-weekend with her husband, and her parents were taking the boys.  She said she didn't want her little son to feel that not only was Mommy away for the weekend, but so was breakfast!  They may have actually weaned over this.  I should ask her.  But, it's understandable.

I came straight home today and took a nap.  It was just before 1:30 when I hopped into bed and just after 5:30 when I hopped out.  (Michael came home right behind me today.)  I hope this cold thing finally goes away now.  That nap makes me feel much better now.  But, I'm sure I'll still get to sleep quickly tonight!