All this to say that, this week, Ally's quest to keep her toes fuzz-free has become an obsession. Any time we are slightly bored, it seems appropriate to remove shoes and socks to see if any fuzz has attached itself to her feet. Even if there is nothing there, the requested parent (and only the requested parent - very difficult when driving) is required to rub the toes clean of fuzz.
Also this week, when at her doctor's appointment, Ally was eating cheerios. At one point she had crumbs all over her and Julie said "Ally, you've got some crumbs, let me brush you off." From that little episode, if the fuzz tactic fails, a request for decrumbing her feet is sure to follow.
So, at any rate, Ally's feet are now rubbed to a shine.
Speaking of going to the doctor's office, Ally's back on the weight chart again, gaining over a full pound in the last month! Way to go Ally! She's even over the 5th percentile! We're pretty excited as the countdown to no more bottles is rapidly approaching. Maybe I should get one of those ticker clocks for the sidebar...
If anyone has any wonderful advise to keep us sane for the first few weeks after we throw out all the bottles on the morning of December 1st, please let us know. (December 1st is right after all of our Thanksgiving stuff is over - we don't want to make Thanksgiving miserable for all.) Ally won't drink milk out of a cup (yet). Unfortunately, while I am in total agreement that bottles need to end, especially as she is 2, and as she is back on the weight charts...it's really hard to think about losing that cuddle time in her chair together before naps and bedtime.
Anyhow - thanks for reading my ramble. As a reward, here's a cute picture off of the camera!
2 comments:
It's funny what toddlers find fascinating...sometimes. Congrats on Ally's weight gain. When you say you are getting rid of bottles, does that include sippy cups or can you start offering her milk in sippy cups now and gradually use them more often and taper off the bottles? We use them all the time in our house (less messy than regular cups) and we still have cuddle time with a sippy cup of milk at night. Good luck!
oh my goodness, yes, definitely we can still use sippy cups. I do have a few friends whose toddlers only drink milk out of regular cups with good results, though. There won't be any slow tapering off - that has been done as much as possible. She spits out milk from a cup as soon as she has a sip. The bottle is pretty bad for their teeth. It also is a big part of our sleep routine, and we're trying to get rid of that, too.
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