So, today is day 3 of Operation: Weaning the Twins from Their Bottles, and to be quite honest, I am seriously reconsidering the importance of getting them off the bottles. While I know I should take blame for allowing the bottle dependency to continue as long as it has, I guess I just don't see the same urgency as the "parenting experts" to get the girls off their bottles. I mean, with all the advancements of modern dentistry, souldn't the *potential* damages of prolonged bottle drinking be able to be fixed with the snap of some fingers? Who cares whether they stop drinking from a bottle at age two or three? Eventually, I am sure, they will out grow the bottle stage...why try and rush them off of a good thing?
To her credit, AK seems to be making the adjustment from bottle to sippy cup just fine. Roo, however, is completely boycotting milk altogether - with my second born, it's apparently milk in a bottle or no milk at all. Nap time and bed time have also become a struggle for Roo - last night she cried for almost an hour before she finally became so exhausted that she succumbed to sleep (the past two nights were each over an hour, and nap time yesterday for Roo didn't even happen until 5:00 pm because of the crying). Both girls seem to be a little moodier than normal, and the tantrums and pushing and whining have been at all time highs the past few days.
Of course, the tantrums and moodiness could be thanks to the albuterol and pulmicort that we to administer through breathing treatments daily (twice a day on the pulmicort and every four hours with the albuterol)....yes, we are still having to do the blasted breathing treatments. I don't think I would mind as much, except for the fact that the medicine seems to kill AK's already fickle appetite, and it makes both of them act out in ways that are not normal for my little girls. Regardless, potty training has been put on hold until we can successfully wean the girls from the bottle and get over this nasty, respiratory virus. The last thing that we need is to add one more thing to the table...and quite frankly, potty training would probably put me over the edge.
There's always tomorrow to try potty training, or next week, or next month...the thing about time is it never seems to stop...even, for just a moment. (***sigh***)
Heavens girl. You seem to have so much on your plate. Know that we love you and that our prayers are with you in overcoming the sickness. As for potty training, Finn's 3 weeks from being 3 and he has NO desire to sit on the potty ever. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteThe girls will (namely Roo) will switch from the bottle when she's ready - every child is different - every child expert should know that! You are doing a fabulous job with those girls. Don't ever think anything else!! Kids get sick, kids will cry, kids will throw tantrums, but what's important is that at the end of the day they are loved and you and DG couldn't love those girls MORE! I've seen you both in action. Plus as long as you don't audition for Super Nanny, that's also probably a good sign that your family is still functional :)
ReplyDeleteLove you!