The Carlyle's: Growing up, bye-bye bottle :(

Our little Kate is getting big. She's changing so much so fast!!

Next week, Kate and 3 other babies in her class will be joining the 1-year old class. Time to move up! And time to let go of the bottle... uh oh.

Kate loves her bottle. She loves the milk IN the bottle.

She's been drinking out of a sippy for some time, but only water or juice. Any time I've put milk in them, she's thrown it away.

Part of moving up the the new class means no more bottles. It wouldn't be terrible for her to still have one, but I figure we have to make the switch at some point, and it's only going to get harder.

We've tried all the sippy cups - it doesn't seem to matter which one, she doesn't want milk unless it's in a bottle. Our doctor told us she might go on a "milk strike". That is what we are experiencing right now! We tried to substitute a sippy for a bottle every day for the past month, and she just refused it.

Finally we said: no more bottle. Last weekend was the start.

She ain't happy!!! I mean, wow. We have seen some fits. And she brought me to tears last weekend when I put something in the microwave (I would warm her milk for 15 seconds before), and Kate looked up, pointed and said, "bottle." No honey, it's not your bottle.. poor thing! She's not sleeping as good, she's not as full - although she is eating a ton of food now.

She drinks juice and water, but NO milk. I tried to trick her tonight by watering down the milk and adding some strawberry syrup.. but alas, she was too smart. She threw the sippy on the floor and cried. The teachers at daycare commented that she was very sensitive. I'd say!