"Boom boom" is Elena-language for "bottle."
When she wants one, she mutters "boom, boom, boom, boom" in the most pitiful (and slightly annoying) voice.
(And, yea, I said it. Slightly annoying. Kids ain't perfect, y'all. Sometimes they will get on your nerves.)
Anyway, no more "boom boom" for Miss E. That's what the doctor said at her one-year appointment. And, I must admit I'm freaking out a little bit.
No more boom boom means I have to prepare three meals a day plus snacks and ensure I'm providing proper nutrition along the way.
No pressure or anything.
Don't get me wrong; Miss E. has been eating solids for months, but (until Monday) she took 3-4 bottles per day, too. Now that she's on a "no more boom boom" diet, I needed meal options for Little Miss (i.e. finger foods, because she is sooo over being spoon-fed). So, immediately after her Monday morning doctor appointment, E and I ventured to the grocery store to pick up fruit, veggies, bread, mini waffles (don't worry; they're whole wheat), eggs and whole milk.
So far, she's eating "big girl food" quite consistently. BUT she still moans and groans for "boom boom" and I totally cave every time. (Mostly for my own sanity, because I cannot listen to the whining.)
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| "Really, Mom? You think peas and carrots are gonna make me forget about boom boom???" |
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| "You're hilarious, Mommy. Really. Hilarious." |
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| "OK. OK. I'll ea the peas and carrots. But I'm gonna need a boom boom, too." |
5 comments:
Blaire is 9 months old and I'm already dreading this. I'm already having a hard time figuring out what to feed her now. Purees seem to be getting old but I don't know what kind of finger foods are safe. I let her gnaw on an apple the other day and ended up fishing a piece of it out of her throat. I felt awful. Feeding kids is so hard!
Good luck taking away the boom-boom. I will totally cave when it's our time too so I wouldn't feel bad about that one bit!
Um! I didn't even think about asking about this. My pedi didn't say anything about it. Hrm... Maybe with all of Noah's little GERD issues, she doesn't think he's ready... Maybe I should call.
Anyways...I'm no expert, as you know, but I would think offering her food first and then if she's still hungry and asks for a bottle do a smaller one (like 4 instead of 6). Then in a few days make the bottles smaller like 2 instead of 4. Until she doesn't ask for them anymore. I would also keep doing a nighttime bottle for a few weeks until all the day time bottles are gone. Just to make sure she's full and will sleep well at night. Then slowly make that smaller and smaller. Just ideas...
Is she drinking milk from a sippy cup? Ugh! All these changes are happening too quickly.
Oh, I don't look forward to that with Jackson. I'm sure its so hard. I know I would cave too.
Make friends with the silly cups. Ainsley prefers the ones with straws so try a few out. We also found having unlimited access to water via the cup helped. Also squezzeable fold has been a life saver snack wise- go go apple sauce is a big hit in our house. Good luck
Good luck friend! My boy is 2 and I still can't figure out how to take his.
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