Thoughts on Weaning

I am helping my one year  old to gain his independence, but it seems he just wants to nurse more and more.  The cold turkey method is not really working for us.  He is so determined to nurse that I can barely hold him any more.  This strong child immediately tries to nurse every time he sees me.  I pretend that I don't remember how to nurse, and he goes to great lengths to remind me how it's done.  He walks me to his room, closes the door tells me to sit on the bed, climbs up, and proceeds to angle himself for nursing while pulling at my clothes and saying something that resembles "I want this."  I then say "huh?" and act as if I don't understand him.  This is followed by crying and scratching and more crying and more "I want this!"  I try to go get him food or something to drink, but he is so determined that he swipes all of that away.  I've got the carpet stains to prove it.  He even went so far as to climb into our rocking chair, swing a bit, encourage me to swing in the chair, and then proceeded to climb in the chair with me to attempt to nurse there as we used to sometimes do.  He has brought me baby blankets to position himself under, and he has even started waking up at night again.  This child is determined not to stop nursing.  I have however made some progress.  He has stopped completely rejecting milk.  For a while he refused to drink any milk because he wanted to nurse instead.  Now he will occasionally drink milk with a snack.  The light is dim, but  I see a bit of hope for my future as a mother who can reminisce on her nursing days instead of dread her next nursing session.  Don't get me wrong, I am glad to have nursed and sometimes when I am not thinking I give in to my son without resistance, but I want my freedom now.  The official update:  My son is 19 months old and still occasionally nursing to my dismay.