The s sMiddle of the Night

Folks, it's way too late for a nursing mother with a co-sleeping infant to be up. But I am! It's that darn Coke that I drank a few hours ago kicking in. I guess thats what happens when you don't normaly drink caffeine(sp?).
So, we start our second week away... I won't say holidays because Ray is actually working. Yuck! But I get to hang out with Linda, Sue and Amanda and go shopping... so I guess it's a fair trade.
I was nursing in the West Edmonton Mall the other night, and normally I am not paying much attention to what is going on around me while Joshua and I are bonding. But at this particular time I looked up to take in the people walking by when an older lady walking with a friend of hers gave me the side long leer accompanied by the shake of her head, that translates as "look at the girl, nursing in public, what is the world coming to? Doesn't she have any self respect? How rude of her. Blah Blah Blah - I'm a old snob." I am assuming that her look is supposed to shame me - but really all it does is make me what to pull my son off of my breast and follow her to give her a piece (or two, or four) of my mind. I mean really, I was covered, and my breast was serving a non sexual purpose... what's the big deal? errr! I guess reacting to her negativity with my own would not have made the situation any better... I need a hazard sign that reads something like "bare breasts when nursing" instead of "slippery when wet". Can you think of a better one?
I am thinking that it would be wise to take a infant/child CPR course... we were at Denny's today with Matthijs, Sue and Noah; when Noah proceded to choke on his food. I had no idea what to do. Thank God that through his coughing he was able to dislodge the food in his throat. It was a scary experience for me... I have no idea how to help someone should they choke. Scary.

I haven't uploaded any photos b/c the cord I need is at home. But i look forward to you seeing just how cute Joshua is getting day by day. We are co-sleeping right now, as I mentioned earlier. They are arguments for and against this practice. But right now it is the best working solution that I have. I can nurse him in bed and he's right there, I don't need to get up. But I am finding that sleeping 3 to a bed is not the most comfortable situation. Besides the fact that Joshua won't stay down long when he can't sense me near to him. We have put him in a play pen while we are out here and he will not stay asleep. And his soother won't do to calm him; he wants my nipple! Although I like the closeness, and the bonding time, I am really hoping to break this habit and soon. It will mean letting Joshua cry it out though, and I am not great at that. The boy is almost 20 lbs, he doesn't need to be nursing through the night!
Well I should go, and try to sleep... before Joshua realizes that we moved him from the bed to the play pen... and the bed then gets cramped again.!