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Friday, June 8, 2007

NO MORE BOTTLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!! TY IS OFFICIALLY OFF THE BOTTLE. HE HAS NOT HAD A BOTTLE SINCE MONDAY MORNING! NO MORE UCKY FORMULA OR STANDING IN THE KITCHEN LATE AT NIGHT PREPARING BOTTLES FOR THE NEXT DAY. NOW IF WE CAN JUST GET RID OF THE NASTY PAPPY THEN WE WILL BE DOING GREAT.

OK, WITH BRITTNEE I NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT BOTTLES OR PACIFIERS. SHE WOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH EITHER ONE WHICH HAD ITS PERKS BUT ALSO HAD ITS FAULTS. ON ONE HAND I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND HEAT A BOTTLE AND WAIT FOR IT ONLY TO LISTEN TO HER SCREAMING. ON THE OTHER HAND I WAS NOT ABLE TO LEAVE HER WITH ANYONE AT ALL FOR THE WHOLE FIRST YEAR. YES, I BREASTFED THE WHOLE YEAR. I PLANNED ON BREASTFEEDING TY FOR THE WHOLE YEAR BUT HE DECIDED AT AROUND 7 MOS THAT HE DID NOT WANT ANYTHING ELSE TO DO WITH IT. NOW THAT I HAVE DONE BOTH BREAST AND BOTTLE I STILL HAVE TO SAY I PREFER THE BREASTFEEDING. IT JUST SEEMS MORE INTIMATE AND HEALTHIER FOR THE CHILD.(AND EASIER AND CHEAPER) BUT, AT THE SAME TIME I DID BOTH WITH TY AND IT WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL. I BELIEVE THAT INTRODUCING CEREAL EARLY WITH TY HELPED IN THE LONG RUN. HE EATS AND EATS EVERYTHING. WITH BRITTNEE I HAD LISTENED TO THE DOCTORS AND WAITED TO INTRODUCE CEREAL AND LOW AND BEHOLD SHE WOULD NOT EAT IT AND SHE HAS BEEN A PICKING EATER FROM THE BEGINING. HEY, YOU LIVE AND LEARN.

2 comments:

Lynn Stallworth said...

I'm so jealous! The boys are still taking a morning and night bottle. I think I'll eliminate the morning one this week. I don't mind too much because we're using milk instead of the stinky formula (gross). They are kinda finicky about cold milk out of a cup. Does Ty like it? I shouldn't be too worried because they eat yogurt and tons of cheese. My two have become big eaters this past weeks. Little beggers is more like it. You can't sit down and eat anything without them coming a begging-lol!

Lynn Stallworth said...

Love the music! It adds such a nice touch!