Last week I had Griffin's Occupational Therapist and our ECI Developmental Specialist address the issue of Griffin transitioning from his bottle to a sippy cup. What I had been trying thus far is just having his sippy cup with him at meal times and attempting to get him to drink from it then. The therapists thought's are he never really has to get thirsty because I still give him his bottle all through out the day. They recommend that I not give him his bottle when I know he is thirsty and wants it and instead offer the sippy cup then. Well I tried that today and it was a disaster. I only lasted about 3 hours before I cave and gave him his bottle. He was just soo sad and didn't understand. He was crying and would try and bring the cup up to his mouth but then would start crying, because he was not comfortable with it and in my mind just not ready. I know their are so many different schools of thought when it comes to parenting styles and mine is to let the child lead the way on a lot of things. I know a lot of professionals probably look at me and think that I am holding him back, but my mama instincts just tell me he is not ready yet. And I am not on any time agenda. I think if he drinks from a sippy cup at age 2 or at age 3 makes no difference in his overall development and quality of life. I do not want to push a child to do something when they are not ready. And I really do a lot of gentle pushing with Griffin, because I know he needs it, this just seemed so not right. What does any one else think? Any ideas for us? I am praying that God show me how I can help him make this transition. Help!?
Here is a little sick time palate I made for me and Griffin the week before last. He had bronchitis again and then the antibiotic they gave him made him vomit so we ended up canceling all of our activities that week and stayed home every single day. We laid right here for most of our days and watched plenty of Yo Gabba Gabba.
Books are one of Griffin's absolute favorite things ever. He likes to "read" them all on his own, otherwise known as flipping the pages and talking plenty of babbles to each and every page :) So cute!
Here is a little sneak peek at a room I have been working on. It is not completely finished yet but very very close. I suppose that the exact uses of this room and the way it is arranged will change as we grow and change, but right now I plan to use it as a sewing room for me, a craft room for Griffin, and a therapy room for Griffin. I find that when I try to work on certain therapy things with him out in the living room, he just crawls away, and does not want to focus on what I am wanting him to focus on, probably because he just loves to be on the go and discovering things on his own. But in this room there will not be a lot of room to crawl around in because it is a pretty small room and two, it will be clear of any toys on the ground for him to discover other than the toy I have out and am wanting him to work with. Hopefully we have a lot of success from doing it this way!
This will be my sewing table and I still need to do a few things to it, before I feel like I can really dive into some of my sewing projects that I have planned. I'll share a few! Maybe yall have some sewing tips for me?! First I want to make a banner like this to hang in Griffin's room. Second I want to make him a special pillow case with some organic cotton. And then third I really want to make him a few cute summer outfits. And last I want to make curtains for our living room!
Love you all! XOXO
4 comments:
Hey Mel, what kind of cup did you try? I know that Zane had a really difficult time with sippy cups b/c he had to tilt it so far back and it would hit his nose and he would lose his balance if he tilted his head back so we used the straw cups at first and then the sippy cups. Good luck and if you don't think he is ready then don't push him, just keep offering the cup and he will figure it out.
Tiffany
Melanie, don't feel bad that the sippy cup thing didn't work well on your first attempt to replace the bottle with it. Anything that is a comfort for the child is going to cause some discomfort when its taken away. It may take a few days of fussiness, but eventually, he will forget all about the bottle. If he uses the bottle to calm down and go to sleep, then maybe try a pacifier and a sippy cup during those times. Also, there are soft-spout sippy cups that kind of feel like bottles that may ease the transistion. However, if you don't think you all are ready to give up the bottle, then try again in a few weeks. But, he may want to eat more solid foods if he is not drinking formula, so that would be a plus! Nevertheless, follow your mommy instincts, but also expect some crying from Griffin for a few days when you do decide that you are ready. He can handle it and you can too!!!
I miss him! He is adorable!
Thank you ladies for your encouragement. It really helped. I am going to try again and this tie I will know what to expect so hopefully I won't melt down again!
Hi Ms. Ally! We miss you!
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