Things sure are changing in our household...
Last night Cora had her first bottle of expressed breastmilk. She took it well enough, but only drank 1.5 of the 2.5 ounces Jay offered her. We tried again tonight and managed to get 2 oz in her, but she fought Jay the entire time (gas issues, mostly). We weren't expecting a fight - James took to the bottle immediately and downed 4.5 oz on his first attempt... Hopefully things will get better soon, since we need to get Cora comfortable with the bottle in the next few weeks before I return to work. We'll keep offering one bottle per day, at her theoretical bedtime (8:30pm currently, which she set for herself).
In other news, James is also taking just one bottle per day. Last weekend he had a change of heart over chocolate milk, and now drinks a full cup with breakfast and a full cup with lunch. Sometimes he even asks for seconds! On one occassion so far, we've been able to get him to drink a cup of cold, regular milk (no chocolate added). Success! And interestingly, the one sippy cup he has decided is acceptable for cold milk is the one with his name on it (from his Grand Aunt Margie). 
He still has a full, warmed bottle at bedtime though, and we're in no hurry to cut it out of our routine. It helps him fall asleep, gets him to bed with a full tummy, and comforts him. Besides, he's so very adorable when he takes the bottle from my hand, climbs into bed, and calls his Daddy over to come give him the bottle.
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