Down to one

Bottle per day, that is. Trey went kicking and screaming into this change. When we first started to try and eliminate bottles, we learned that Trey is very specific about which liquids belong in which containers. And neither soymilk nor his formula belonged in a cup. And if he discovered one of these things in a cup, that cup's immediate fate was to be hurled across the room in a violent rage. This made for a very frustrating few weeks, and comments from his Dad about how strange Trey would look carrying around a baby bottle at his prom.

I called Trey's doctor and asked if they had any hints. Looking at his weight (or lack thereof), they said we could use chocolate soymilk. That did it! Trey was still resistant to the cup for a while, but once he would take one sip, he'd realize he actually liked it. And now we have no problem with milk in a cup.

So we've replaced his two daytime bottles with at least two cups of chocolate soymilk. The only bottle remaining is the bedtime bottle, which I am in no hurry to give up. It's pretty much the only time of day that Trey will sit still and let me hold him. My baby is growing up so fast!