bye-bye boobies!

for the last couple of weeks, i've been trying to wean jackjack from the bottle. i know, he's two and should've been sippy cupping for awhile now, but we live in the philippines and that isnt the trend here (unfortunately). i know of a kid who only stopped drinking milk from the bottle when he started school at 5 years old. of course, there are parents who try to do the sippy cup training thing, but let's face it, not everyone here does it.

just like all things that we get attached to, it is quite difficult to pry a bottle away from a toddler's grasp. it's even harder when he's resisting vocally. as a mother, we learn the art of zoning out noise, especially the one when he screams bloody murder.

"dede ako!" (i want milk)
"dede cup?" (milk in the cup?)
"hindi! dede bottle!" (no! in the bottle!)

this conversation would go on every single time he wants milk. i go into the zoning out mode whenever he does this, but my poor hubby cant hear the voices in his head. between jackjack's adamant refusal and the hubby's plea for me to give in, i kick into the zone. after all, i need to hear the voices in my head. help came in the unlikeliest of places...

i drink from a sippy cup

sippy cup, sippy cup

i drink from a sippy cup

cause i'm a big kid now...

it worked like a charm! we still struggle on who gets the last say, but now, i ahve charlie waffles' help. toddlers want to grow up so fast, they like hearing "big kid" incessantly.

how did you wean your child from the bottle?