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She's Got a Boob Thing

The title of this blog might seem a bit shocking, but I don't know how else to say it.  My almost 2 1/2 year old daughter loves boobs.  Mostly mine, although she has pointed to other women's breasts, and asked, "Those yous boobs?"  (I love how she says "your" as "yous".)  I nursed all three of my kids.  Both of the boys nursed until about 18 months, and I vaguely remember having to cover up the other nipple so that they wouldn't play around with it while nursing.  But that was that.  They quit when they were ready, and we happily moved on to sippy cups and cuddling at night, and my boobs did not re-enter the picture. This little girl of mine is a different story.  She was completely happy to keep nursing.  Eighteen months, nineteen months, twenty months... nothing.  She was happy as a clam.  Totally loved the boob.  But she was also becoming an annoying and bossy nurser.  She didn't need it anymore.  She jus...