This is my baby. This is my baby who has gone down for nap time and bedtime without a bottle for a week.
Yes, it was my impetus to get rid of the bottle because I felt like it was time. Next to go is the soother. This is the paradox of parenting -- you want to teach your children to be independent but you also want them to stay small forever. Sadly, you can't have it both ways and you can't hold them back. But that doesn't mean you accept the changes gracefully. At least, I don't always succeed :)
She's still so stinkin' cute....even without her bottle. And as for the books...well...that warms every inch of my heart.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bekah! She'll be even cuter without the soother!
DeleteAnd I'm pretty sure she gets the book thing from me which is why I love it so much :)
Awwww...that cracks me up with all those books in there!! That was probably me as a child. :) Maybe get her a Kindle? Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Rachel on being a big girl! I know how hard it is. We're in the same stage with Karsyn now. I'm kind of sad that my last baby is growing up so fast too!
ReplyDeleteYay for little girls who love to read (I was one of those too)! I would read myself to sleep every night. I have some great books that Rachel can read when she is old enough, and I have already passed on some of my favorites to my niece, Emma. She is an avid reader of my favorite childhood book series and actually wants to dress like the character who lived in the early 1900s in the mountains of NC. Haha! But yes, I hate that our babies are growing up too fast. It is a real paradox! Sigh.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet--I love all the books in her bed! C still takes a bottle at nap/bedtime, but it is just water, so I'm not too worried about it.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much bittersweetness in the growing up!