No More Bottles…But Why Am I Sad?

I decided a couple nights ago, to get Aiden off bottles. He is sixteen months old. Which is about 4 months older than I ever wanted him to be still drinking out of a bottle. It was always his go to item after a naps and first thing in the morning. He’d have a bottle and a snuggle with his Daddy. But he really needed to move on. He was a very picky baby and ONLY drank from Playtex Nursers, and we had to keep buying the bottle liners for those. SO its been 3 nights since he has had a bottle and he is doing perfect. He has gotten used to the fact that he no longer gets a bottle and now he is trying harder with the sippies. He has his favorites but we only have a few sippies. He is not a fan of the straw yet. He does like handles. His favorite cups look like the one pictured here. I need to get him some more like it to try.

I feel sad though. I dunno. I am SO SO proud of him but at the same time I just forced him to let go of yet another baby trait. He isn’t phased of course but I wish I had prepared myself for the feelings I would have. He is not a baby. He is a toddler. I know and I get it but I feel sad..no more bottles in this family until I become a grandmother. sigh.

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