Bottle Boot Camp

Though the bottle was introduced to Ms. Ruthie the first day she came, she still thought this of it:











So, we decided to do a bottle boot camp this weekend. We practiced the bottle 3 times a day for 4 days.
After hours of looking at this sad little face:


(It breaks my heart looking at even a picture of it!)








we finally got to see this beautiful picture:





(an empty bottle)







Wow, mama! That wasn't so bad!









We also managed the feat of self soothing last night and today!


(that's her index finger and thumb...different, I know, but it works!)