Bye Bye Bottle

Ever since Pearce was born, he took a bottle.  I remember giving him his very first bottle and I also remember giving him his very last bottle...just a few days ago at a little over 2 years old.  I never thought it was a big deal that Pearce still liked to take a bottle, but others did, which is fine, it was just a difference of opinion.  I knew his bottle was a comfort to him, and I just honestly did not think it was a problem...and I still don't.  I knew he would give it up when he was ready and did not feel rushed to take it away.  However, an opportunity presented itself, and I decided to take it.  Last weekend, I was in Dallas for a girl's weekend and then Pearce was going to stay a few extra days with Ashley and Nathan and I was going to take Charlotte back to Austin with me...we were switching kids for a few days :)  I asked Ashley if she would like to try to wean Pearce off of his bottle while he was there.  She was definitely up for the challenge!  We both agreed it would probably go better if she did it and not me.  Well, from Sunday to Wednesday, Ashley did not give him to his wanting a bottle.  She said at bedtime he would ask for it and cry a little, but she just said there are no more bottles, but he could have milk in a sippy cup.  Ashley said he really liked using Nathan's sippy cups, so that really helped.  She said it really wasn't as hard as we were thinking it would be.  I got Pearce back last Wednesday and I was a little worried about how bedtime would go with me.  I did go ahead and put all of his bottles in the attic so that there was no chance I would be tempted to give him one.  Well, Wednesday night was awful!  He screamed and cried and screamed and cried for his bottle.  It really broke my heart, but I knew I could not undo what Ashley had done.  I just rocked him and he finally calmed down and went to sleep.  Each day he has asked for his bottle, but has not had anymore crying fits for it.  So, no more bottles for my little guy.  It does make me sad, but I am so glad Ashley was the one to wean Pearce from it.  She did the hard work for me, and I am thankful for that.