Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Weaner, weaner. . chicken deaner. . .

I neglected to mention in my previous post that we have successfully weaned Miss Pretty off the bottle. Dr Dreamy suggested that we do it at 12 months for many reasons: it's easier, they don't need all the nutrients from formula any more, they won't develop bottle rot, etc. etc. Whatever Dreamy wants, Dreamy gets! Not to mention it's much more economical! So the Sunday after her party, we did the cold turkey method. Worked like a charm! (minus the bottle that daddy snuck in there the next day! He was reprimanded!) She had the hardest time in the mornings and would whimper a bit, but other than that, she hasn't been upset about it at all! We've chosen the Nuby sippy cups. We tried countless others long before weaning time to get her used to it, but she wouldn't drink out of them much. I finally bought the Nuby brand, and she guzzled them. YAY for Miss Pretty!We have also changed babysitters this week :(. Shout out to Sonja. What a champ for taking care of her as long as you did! I wouldn't have been so nice when I was prego! Thanks so much for taking care of my lil' lovey for us!
The transition has been harder on mommy than it has been on Miss Pretty. I can't believe how guilt ridden I've been! But it seems to all be working out one way or another and next year, she may be on her way to being a Highland Ram!! They have an awsome daycare for District Employees and she's on the waiting list. Keep your fingers crossed!
Here's her cute dress that Gma Johnson made for her. She wasn't very happy about picture time in this pic (hence the grimace) but I had to get a pic before naptime!
She's become quite the pro at pushing her baby around in her stroller!


Playing with Gpa Johnson's funny stache!! She got a kick out of that!

And last but not least, her cute new cruiser. She likes to be pushed around on that thing.

5 comments:

Tukuafu's said...

Has missy miss recovered from the stench of last night? Poor girl.. talk about traumatizing day!

P.s. You are just plain mean to wean her.

Wuuuaahhhahhaaaaaa!!

The Lloyds said...

She is so cute I just love it! So who is watching her now? You are so funny about having a hard time but dont get me wrong I would be the same way im sure it is hard but I will keep my fingers crossed for next year!!!! :) Love ya!

Kristy Skoy said...

I love those sippy cups. I will have to remember to get some for Logan in 8 months!

Kiersti said...

Congratulations, my dear, you have now been introduced to my absolute favorite milestone......the sippy cup! I LOVE this stage of baby-moving-on-to-toddler, every day I wish Mya was in that stage! Just always take a mental note of where the sippy cup full of milk is....bad things happen to good people when they get lost.
And I just have to say again, she is soooo cute!!!!

Dave and Kristin said...

She's so cute and way to go on the weaning! The earlier the better, then they don't know the difference! I do the same thing with my kids binkies! It is a great time!!