Did you ever wonder who created the bottle and why?

I did! If you think about it, most babies don't ever need to drink from a bottle. They can go right from nursing to a regular cup with no major issues. One magical day the baby is now toddling around and just decides they don't need to nurse anymore. They want big people food and juice and all the other fun stuff the older kids get. It is a nice easy transition with no worries.....right?

HECK NO!!!


Being this is my last baby (for sure) I would like to keep nursing as long as reasonably possible. So far I have made it 9 months. The first month was torture! Sore nipples, sleepless nights..... you get the idea. But it got easier from there. Then around 5 months the doctor worrying the baby wasn't getting enough milk because he wasn't gaining weight. So the bi-weekly weight checks were just shoved into the calendar and life went on. He created his own growth chart using negative numbers. He is going to be a math genius I can just tell. Now the doctors have stopped worrying because even with his negative numbers in weight gain he has been in the 75% for length since he was born. So the rationale is if he is getting longer at the same rate he is getting enough. So they said I should make him start sleeping through the night.

Well HOO RAH! Just what I wanted to hear! Now that I don't have to worry about his weight gain I can sleep and Daddy can get up with the little dear heart at night so I can get some well-deserved rest.

But you were paying attention. You know none of this has to do with bottles. Any mothers with babies this age know darn well why bottles were invented.

My little genius understands every word that doctor says. No more nighttime feedings? No more extra cuddles in the middle of the night? No more sleeping in Mom's bed? Well, I'll show her......CHOMP!! CHOMP!!! CHOMP!! Cheerios? No thanks, I have something better to chew on..... Gives new meaning to the phrase - let me chew on it - doesn't it?