And The Weener Is….. March 2, 2008

Apparently we are weened. It’s tough to tell. Little miss has had a really bad cold this last week so she hasn’t been super interested in food or a lot of bottle – i think it’s more frustrating for her to try and drink with a stuffed nose then to not drink at all…her sleep has also been all across the board from absolutely awful to amazingly long and solid…so maybe this is all just circumstance…but the last two nights when I have gone to nurse Fi she screams at me and pushes me away. If i go and make a bottle she’ll take it. So it looks likes she’s done nursing…partially weened by me and partially weened by herself…I like that…a team ween.

this poses a couple of questions for me….(the first ? is one for us just to figure out) now i’m trying to figure out if if she’s ready for no more milk at night all together…I mean I know all the “experts” say…and it’s true…that she doesn’t “need” milk at night…but sometimes it comes down to 2 hours of screaming or 5 minutes of milk to sleep…which would you choose? =)

and the 2nd question: i’ve never given a bottle in the middle of the night before (except the last couple of nights) this is a whole (hopefully SHORT lived!) new routine….anyone out there have tips on how to do it? I mean, when fi cries in the middle of the night what i’ve been doing is waiting for a bit to see if she can put herself back to sleep or if it’s going to escalate out of control…i stay in my warm cozy bed during this waiting period and usually fall back to sleep unless i’m really needed….and if i am i just walk in there and cuddle/rock/bounce/nurse….but now…i need to get up, go to the kitchen, get the milk out, warm it in the microwave, poor it in the bottle…then go to her…which is minutes (i know…only minutes…but minutes are surprisingly long at 3 a.m. in the cold dark house with a screaming baby…any ideas on how to expedite this? I’ve already suggested to greg a mini-fridge and a microwave next to the bed…which he of course laughed out….however if it was him getting up all night long i’m sure we’d already have it all set up =)