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I decided three nights ago to wean The Tater Tot from her bed time bottle and I was expecting wailing and gnashing of teeth. Arm and leg flailing. Hysterics. But there was none of that. The first night there were a few teeny sobs. The second night there was crying through one of the two songs I rock her to. Tonight there was not a mention of the bed time bottle.

We started by explaining to her that she would be having milk in a sippy cup at reading time before bed instead of milk in a bottle at bed time. We thought about explaining that she’s a big girl now and big girls don’t use bottles. Doing something symbolic like giving them away to a baby who needed them. But, in the end, we went with just changing the routine. That’s not to say that we couldn’t have used that tactic if the routine change hadn’t worked so well.

She looooved having milk during reading time but I think the first night she expected more milk at bed time. She adjusted pretty quickly though. The second night we explained again and I think she understood. I think the crying was a protest against the change in routine that night. Tonight, I think I am blessed to have a daughter that adapts so quickly. She has shown me time and time again, even though I have doubted her, that she will roll with the changes and not throw ginormous, nerve-fraying fits. For this I am grateful.

Thanks to Kirsten and Jenn for the advice about how to handle the weaning! It worked! (And, yes, I will have egg on my face if Tater Tot decided tomorrow night that she is not going to roll with my program any more!)