Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Amber's first tantrum

So, I know I shouldn't think it's cute...but I do. It is cute when a just one year old throws a tantrum, just not cute when the 6 year old does it!! We have not been able to change Amber to whole milk since she has been dealing with double ear infections since her 1st birthday. The antibiotics cause the same side effects as lactose intolerance, so we have been advised to hold off until her ears clear up. Well, we have a least 2 more weeks as we just started another round of antibiotics and don't recheck for 2 more weeks. So, we decided, ditch the bottle and move to the sippy cup and give her formula at room temperature (she prefers it warm- almost hot, but I am not going to be warming up milk)! She has done well...during the day! Well, tonight, she wanted her bottle and probably some warm formula. So, she screamed in my lap pushing the sippy cup away, then pushed herself off of me, walked away to the other side of the ottoman (still screaming), got down on the ground with her face on the floor and her knees bent up under her and her hands under her head (still screaming). This went on for a few minutes. She just was not ready to give in! Joe finally picked her up and tried to give her the sippy cup again. She would drink, then scream, drink, then scream. So, we tried our sippy cup with the soft top to see if that would calm her down. Well, it worked. She was still not too sure about it, but at least she stopped screaming, and she drank most of it. Compromise!

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