Bye-Bye Bottle

At Julia's 12-month checkup in April, her doctor told me it was time to wean her off the bottle. Julia strongly protested the sippy cup in the beginning of May, so I just dropped it. We've been giving Julia bottles of milk in order to create a calm in the midst of her teething storms.

Last week, I realized my personal goal of not bringing bottles on our Nebraska trip was fast approaching. We gave Julia a sippy cup of water to play with after supper time, just something fun and new to explore and figure out. Then, on Saturday night, for her bedtime milk, I gave her a sippy cup instead of a bottle . . . and she drank it all without complaint. Sunday's milk was served in sippy cups, no problem. Since this is the third day she's taken her milk in sippy cups, I think it's safe to say that we are done with bottles. I'm so glad the bottles will be staying in Maryland as we travel this summer!