HYOB: Hold Your Own Bottle

What can I say, Lil Mama is at it again. She is always a huge help to me hence the nickname Lil Mama. She plays with Nathan, changes him, feeds him, bathes him, reads to him, watches his shows with him, and even helps do his treatments.

This time (on my husband’s birthday) she taught Nathan how to hold his bottle all by himself.

Once she realized that he could hold his bottle, she refused to hold it for him.

I’m not holding your bottle. You are going to hold your own bottle! *Lil Mama then proceeds to position his hands around the bottle*

Born prematurely and never expected to live (her story in itself is amazing) I consider it a blessing to have her around. She is a tough, patient, polite, helpful, beautiful, funny girl all wrapped up in one small package. I am somewhat sad that both she and her sister will be on vacation in Chicago for a few weeks.

Imagine Nathan rotating the bottle in his mouth below. clockwise. counter clockwise. clockwise again. counter clockwise again. Trying not to make a big deal of what has just transpired for the first time I quietly and frantically ran for my camera before I missed the moment.

Kicking back in the recliner and getting used to the independence. Oh no, not independence!? My baby is growing too quickly.

I love the time I spend with Nathan holding his bottle for him, but I must say this new ability was extremely helpful while driving my father to the airport today.

Instead of holding the bottle with one hand, opening the enzyme bottle with the other hand holding the bottle and pressing and turning against my cheek, then opening an enzyme capsule between my teeth, then holding the spoon of applesauce between my lips, and dumping contents of enzyme capsule onto applesauce without spilling the micro spheres all over the car; I let Nathan hold his own bottle and Voila! two hands to prepare and administer enzymes.