Freeeee!!!!

     Rachel turned 3 1/2 in November and was still regularly having bottles (of a warm almond/ coconut milk mixture) before bedtime. I'm sure, to her, it was the equivalent of nursing - mostly a comfort thing to wind down for sleep. (We did always brush her teeth afterward, though.)
We were hoping she would stop of her own accord, as it isn't beneficial for palate development, etc, but we didn't want to traumatize her, either. However, we "forgot" her bottles when we went away at Christmas. We made sure there was still milk for her to drink from a cup or a sippy if she wanted it, but I think it was the suckling from which she derived the comfort. She didn't really ask for milk while we were away once she learned there were no bottles.
     Also, up until now, she has been unable to get through the night without wetting a Pull-up. We had just run out of Pull-ups before Christmas, so we bought two small packages. We presumed we would use most of one while we were away and didn't want to be stuck without any when we got back. However, we ended up leaving the package of them at my mom's while we went to Josh's parents' house, so we had to buy another package while we were there. If you are keeping track, that is a total of three packages that we now own. And, this is promptly when Rachel realizes she can now make it through the night without peeing. You know, because she isn't drinking 8oz of milk directly before bed. So. Good news: we are free of bottles AND diapers now! Bad news: We own three packages of Pull-ups we don't need!

Anyone need some Pull-ups?


P.S. We were able to return one because it wasn't open, so that was good. But the one that was open and left at my mom's has at least half left, and we also have the one that we bought and opened at Josh's parents' house.