Sippy cups

I often throw around the phrase "I'm THAT Mom". But really, I am. I'm the Mom that other kids are probably thankful they don't have....the one that corrects your grammar/pronunciation...has a late, but reasonable bedtime even in the summer and weekends...the one that doesn't let you sleep until noon during the summer [even if I let you slide on that bedtime thing]...doesn't allow you to plop your butt on the couch for the whole day...expects manners at the table, even if it's just you sitting there...can't stand when you mumble...doesn't tolerate an attitude...has a time limit on video games...expects you to acknowledge and be polite to the people around you...and I will tell you on a daily basis that you need to earn your keep. Mean? Yes. I know it is. But, it is my way of preparing for real life. Real life is not a hand out and that's how I parent. I love you, I will do anything for you, but I'm also going to teach you life lessons on a daily basis. I know my Mom [or anyone else, that was just an example] probably comes here and wonders why I run such a tight ship. And anyone that got an attitude back from their kids as much as I do on a daily basis would really give up! But, not me....I'm stubborn as hell and not even a preteen attitude will run me down. I'm one tough cookie as a Mom, but dammit, I hope like hell he is getting something out of all this correcting [yelling] that I do! I give him credit, he's a strong kid and doesn't even know it, he still tries to test me, but not enough to make me snap.yet.

I read that breastfed babies tend to go right to the cup, so I have decided to give it a try. Sippy cups. Ah yes, that's a simple little thing you buy at Wal-Mart, right? Not anymore. Nope, now there has to be a special Babies R Us trip involved to get the special "first sips" training cups that go with the only bottle our little cutie will take [when she has to take a bottle]. Quite a process too. There were 2 different first cups...why would you do that to ME, Tommee Tippee?? I'm one of the most indecisive people EVER. Giving me TWO completely different choices and call them the FIRST training cup? Great. That leaves me standing there, reading the packages over and over again, trying to figure out the difference. Then my husband kindly says, "please don't make a project out of this". WHAT?! Don't make a project out of it?? TWO different cups say they are what you should give FIRST...how can I not make a big deal out of this? We ended up getting both. Here they are....

I'm SO neurotic, I'll willingly admit it. Parenting decisions are hard....right down to the cup.haha. Seriously though, why does it matter so much? Is it really going to mess up everything if I give the wrong cup? In a Moms mind, yes.

Oh yeah, the pictures....that will be tomorrow.....