Zen and the art of giving up the bottle

This weekend Charlie said goodbye to the bottle... well kind of. Matt and I took all the bottles and donated them to Charlie's little cousin Izzy. Charlie is not very happy with us and has been saying, "milk?" all weekend. 

Last night he kept waking up insisting on milk, and when we brought it to him (in a cup) he was heart broken. He would cry and throw his head back, and then ask us again for milk. When we assured him milk was in his cup, he would ask for water or juice. It has not been an easy transition for Charlie (or Matt and I).

So far he has only taken a few drinks of milk out of a cup (thanks to a game Matt invented), but we are hoping that by tomorrow he will stop making that face of disgust whenever we offer him milk. In the mean time, he has been eating non stop especially on things like yogurt, cottage cheese, and O's in milk.

I am confident in this transition-- tonight my yoga teacher said I was having a hard time disconnecting body and mind. For Charlie, it is hard disconnecting milk and bottle. Like my teacher said, it takes practice and time, and will one day happen naturally. 

Namaste

I sleep therefore I am

Charlie was given a steroid today for his croup. His cough sounds better, but he is literally running around the house right now. I'm giving Matt one more hour of sleep, and then it is my turn.

ahem

I got a new computer:)

Catch Up

 
 
Hello Hello.

I figured since Stacia can post a blog four days after having a baby, I should try and post after three months.  Things on our side of the street are going well. Charlie is growing up fast, and Matt and I are enjoying watching his personality develop.  He recently started saying two words together like, "more water," "me milk," "read book" and "more cracker." He also started repeating everything Matt and I say, and telling us "no, no, no."

Games are a big part of Charlie's life right now as well, and this week he started a game with the book, There's a Wocket in my Pocket. The book is basically a series of rhyming questions, and Charlie answers "no" to all of them. For example:

Me: "Did you ever have the feeling there's a ZAMP in the LAMP?"

Charlie: "no"

Me: "Or a NINK in the SINK?"

Charlie: "no"

And so on. I have no idea why he started the game, but it is quite cute.

What else? The holidays were great, but to be honest I am still behind with things and unfortunately I can't blame it on the bad weather any more (for those of you who have not received your holiday card from us we promise it will be there shortly).  Ha, I am glad people are patient with me:)