Thanks for the push from my friend Adriana I decided to just do it. Do what you ask? Well stop babying Andrew and training him to sleep through the night. I know I know..Andrew is 20 months old..what took me so long..i have no idea..stupidity maybe. I was the mom who thought he would grow out of it, guess not.
Not only did we start sleep training but he was such a big boy he helped me pack up all of his bottles and we told the ba-ba's good-bye. I was going to wait until this weekend to start but Franco was like just do it tonight. So, when Andrew woke up this morning at promptly 4 am like every morning asking for a bottle i waited about 15 minutes then went in and changed his diaper. For some reason by 4 am Andrew's diaper is heavier then he is and is on the verge of explosion.
He asked me for a bottle when i was changing his diaper and I informed him that he is a big boy and will not be getting a bottle. He cried for about 15 minutes then talked to himself for another 2 hours. Finally about 6:15ish all was quiet so i went back to sleep. Today for nap time he got some milk in a cup that he could drink before he went to sleep. Andrew loves to brush his teeth so i don't mind the sippy cups of milk right now. Next thing to be taken away is the pacifiers. I will wait though until he is sleeping through the night and getting used to that. Let's hope i have a full nights sleep ahead of me for another 198 days until this next little one is born! :)
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Ang I am so proud of you !!! It stinks trying to wean them off of their bottles and binkys, but I know that you can do it, and you will be a much happier Mommy when you do it. I have always taken the bottle away at a year and the binky shortly after. My pediatrician always recommended a year for both. Although I know that it would be easier if I did the binky sooner, but I learned the hard way as I am sure you are too. Wyatt has been just as happy with a sippy cup as he ever was with a bottle, so there is hope!!!!
Wow I know this has to be so hard. TO hear him cry and want something and all you want to do is give it to him to make him happy. That is all we all want to do is anything to make our children happy and keep them safe. I am sooooo proud of you for atleast starting this, it is better than not starting and having a SPOILED child!!! Miss you all. GOOD LUCK!!!!!
Love ya,
JD
Meanie :(
Oh, I just love those times in child rearing. It ranks right up there with potty training! Ugh!
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