Babies keep life interesting. You never know what habits they are going to take on, keep, lose, change, or develop. What schedules they are going to form, adapt to, or when they will mix them up completely.
When Amy started to drink from a bottle, the only way we could get her to settle was to commit the cardinal sin of laying her down all a-slirp. She would drink that milk down and quickly give way to blissful slumber. She would then wake up for a 2a.m. feeding and repeat the process. This lasted all the way until well after her 1st birthday. She was our first baby to wake in the night consistantly, even after 4months of age. So, we gave in too tired to do otherwise. After all, sleep is too precious right? So when we gave her that bottle, it was happy
magic. That sweet baby would grab that midnight snack, be done with it in seconds, and let sleep again take over until well around 8a.m. Anything to keep our precious babe happy...
Those feedings have been long since forgotten and Amy has decided, contrary to Dr.'s beliefs since the beginning of time, that her nightly bottle is no longer a necessity. She pushes it away and prefers Mr. "D" (pictured above) for naps, and Mr. Ted (her teddy bear) for bedtime.
She grabs him
hugs him to her with a smile...and falls peacefully into dreamland. We much prefer this new habit,
for she seems to be in such
peaceful slumber.
4 comments:
What a darling girl. Both my kids had blankets. They refused pacifiers from the very beginning. My daughter (now 28) still has the string remnants of what used to be her blanket. Anything that makes them feel secure is OK in my book. After all, without security all the rest really isn't worth much. Have a lovely weekend!
How sweet! All three of my kids loved their stuffed animals! I think is it awesome that you have 7 children! I am from a family of 10 kids! My husband and I hoped to have a large family but have been blessed with 3 children.
Oh, that baby is so huggable!
Oh, that baby is so huggable!
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