It's so hard to say goodbye

It is official. Charlotte is off of the bottle, and just like people told me. It did get easier. I think that she realized that her bottles were gone, and I was not going to give in. for the last 4 afternoon, a 4 nights she has taken her naps, and gone to bed without a tear, and without crying. I turn on her music and she just lies down.

Now, riding in the car is another story . She bucks in her car seat when I put her in and she cries. After sometimes she stops and will take her crackers. This too will pass with time I am sure.

This whole thing has been so sad for me. Charlotte having to start giving things up means that she is growing up, and her growing up means that she is not a baby anymore. She is becoming this energetic little girl.

Now that this transition is over and done with, we will soon be onto the next. Potty-training.

Struggle

I don't know who is having a harder time with this. Me, or Charlotte. On Monday I started weening her from the bottle. It the beginning it was not that bad since she still got her bottle at nap time, and at bedtime. Well, now she does not get it at all and we are really struggling. She is crying a lot more, and so am I. She is getting frustrated more, and so am I. She cries every time we get in the car, every time she naps, every time it is bed time, every time she wants her bottle for comfort. I am slowly loosing it from the constant crying and the tantrums. I did expect there to be some of all the above but not this much.

Maybe it is all my fault. Should I have weened it from her sooner? Have I been to harsh in my removal of the bottle? She has gone 2 long/hard days without it now and everyday I think about giving it back. Just to make things easier. I am really struggeling and I have no idea what to do, and honestly I am not sure how much longer I can do this.

Thank goodness she never had a Binky. I can not image having to do this with a Binky and then a bottle.

Adios

Goodbye liquid gold. You are no longer needed.