Pugmire Family

The Trifecta:

When Eole was born, my favorite thing to do was to rock her while I fed her a bottle and we gazed adoringly into each other’s brown eyes. I knew that as soon as she was able, she’d be insisting on holding her own bottle and would prefer the company of a comfy couch over her mother’s arms. Yes, I just knew those precious baby days were numbered. Fast forward 2.5 years and the numbering has yet to run out. When Eole wakes up from her nap, she needs what Daniel has named “The Trifecta” and what Eole calls the “Lalala.” This involves 1. Her bottle, 2. Milk in the bottle (preferably of the chocolate variety), and 3. Mommy holding the bottle while feeding and cradling Eole. Eole knows how to ask for a bottle and for milk and for snuggles. But when she says she wants “Lalala,” she is talking about all three. And don’t even try to get her to hold her own bottle, not even for one moment. Drop that bottle and she will scold you and tell you to pick it up again. Bottle-holding is strictly mommy’s responsibility. One change from her babyhood is that during this lalala time, she will pull up her shirt and, with bottle nipple still in mouth, she will ask for a “belly tickle” as well.