Works For Me Wednesday

Hold your pants on real tight, because I'm getting ready to do a Works for Me Wednesday Post.

I KNOW! ME!

I just figured that since I didn't have anything else to talk about, I thought I'd WOW you with a new cool mom trick I just learned.

So, I'm pretty sure that since this is my first WFMW Post, someone else may have already covered this, but hey ... it still works for me, so you get to hear it again!

Recently, my son turned one. He had been sleeping through the night just fine, when suddenly, around 9 months, he began to wake up for no apparent reason other than to take a few sips of warm milk (he wouldn't even take the whole bottle!), and then go back to sleep. And trust me when I say ... he would SCREAM until I got him a bottle.

So, being a first time mom, I asked the doctor what to do. She recommended that I place a sippy cup of water in his crib, and when he wakes up, show him the cup, give him a sip, give him a few pats, put him back down, walk out of the room, and let him cry.

Now, this is where the problem became apparent. Evidently, out of all the sippy cups and straw cups in the entire world, my son had become attached to only one in particular, and would have NOTHING to do with any other cup. AND ... we couldn't remember where we purchased this ONE cup that we had, and had been in NUMEROUS stores trying to find another one.

This one single cup became precious in our home, as it had to go to daycare with Hunter, come back home with Hunter, and go to bed with Hunter. It was like the Holy Grail! ONE cup, MANY uses. Not a good thing with a baby! I was willing to pay HIGH DOLLAR for another cup like this! You could often hear us frantically saying, "Where's the cup!? Where's THE CUP?" Then, a friend of mine clued me in that WalMart is the only place around here that carries them, and they are always out of them. Must be real popular!

What's the cup? It's a Nuby Flip-It-Leak-Proof-Straw-Bottle with a soft, flexible, child-proof straw.

Now, the beauty of this cup is... it has a flat, flexible (soft), and wide straw that he likes to chew on when he's teething, and he can drink out of it without tilting the cup. What can I say ... I have a lazy and picky son. He refused any other straw cup. So, when I was at WalMart one day, I totally bought out all "5" that they had left. I have since found many online places that not only sell the cups (2 for under $7), but replacement straws and valves (for under $2). Gotta love it!

So ... there you have it ... what works for me is a simple, cheap, straw cup that can't be found anywhere ... but if YOU want one, you can just click HERE and order to your heart's content.

And yes ... it worked. Evidently, my lazy, picky son was waking up thirsty in the middle of the night, and his brilliant momma couldn't figure it out on her own. He now sleeps through the night, with an occasional wake-up for a sip of water.

WORKS FOR ME!

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Revised to add: I can NOT believe I forgot to give Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer credit for being the hostess with the mostest for Works For Me Wednesday! Head on over to her blog to check out tons of other great tips!