So the time came for Preston to start eating in his highchair, be introduced to meat & to start weaning off the bottle. Of corse I decided that these should all happen in 1 day. I cried on the way to the store, on the way home from the store, and even shed a year while I was putting the highchair together. The next morning Preston woke up and I went to make him his first morning milk in his stage 2 sippy cup. I brought it to him, he grabbed it from my hands and immediately started drinking. This only lasted about 30 seconds though. He started to get frustrated with the extra work it takes to get the milk out. So I ended up putting the formula in his bottle and tried it again at lunch. Same thing happened. We will keep trying and working at it, but I am in no rush. He gives himself his bottles and will also take them if I'm feeding him which is great. For lunch that day I made him puréed chicken, broccoli, and carrots. This was his first time eating meat and I thought it was appropriate he did so in his new highchair. He took a few bites of the meal, and surprisingly enough he loved it! He had it again today for lunch and loved it even more.
As much crying the I did before this all happened, I was pretty shocked with the fact that all I felt was excitement during the actual events. I could not grasp the idea that he was going to using a sippy cup, but it is so much fun seeing him learn new things. What a blessing this little boy is!!
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