Changes Galore!

Since the babies turned one year a couple of weeks ago, we began working toward a goal to get rid of bottles. It took about a week if that. They did great transitioning to sippies especially considering I didn't really introduce them much before. As I have mentioned before, Hannah has struggled the most with them but she now knows how to drink out of regular sippy cup but still requires a lot of encouraging and assistance. Tyler and Whitney have done great with their straw sippy cups and Tyler has also figured out how to drink out of Hannah's cups. Even though the two of them have mastered straw sippy cups, they still require a lot of encouragement also. We pretty much went cold turkey - dropping all bottles except the night time bottle. Then, just a few days later, we dropped the last bottle as well. We are finally transitioning to feeding them during normal meal times - 3 times a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. When we dropped the last bottle, we moved their last feeding back an hour, giving them a snack in between and it also keeps their tummies full longer at night. I am so proud of how well they've done with these transitions. I've heard how hard it can be to get babies weaned off the bottle especially the night time bottle, but I think because we didn't drag it out too long, it went more smoothly. I've heard the longer they are on bottles, the harder it is to wean. I put my bottles up the other day and it was so WONDERFUL!

Also, we have been introducing whole milk. They have done well so far and seem to have no allergies to it. We are saying goodbye to formula as well - we are finishing up our last can and we are done! This will be a huge relief to our wallets!

In other news, Tyler and Hannah (especially Tyler) are growing closer and closer to walking. Tyler can stand unassisted for quite some time now. Hannah isn't too far behind. Whitney is starting to get more brave at standing up assisted and has recently learned how to wave. It really didn't take much to teach her - I am sure if I had practiced before now, they would have done it a while back. Also, Hannah is developing separation anxiety and wants to be held all the time. She also gets mad if I am holding somebody else besides her.

Until next time...