Battle of the Wills

Joshua has developed a habit of waking up around 10:30-11pm and stays up until 1-2am. Although we love awake time with Joshua, we'd prefer it to be during the day time hours =) After talking w/ the pediatrician, it looks like a case of colic. We had also started mixing formula with his breast milk and that didn't go so well , so between the two we've started him on a protein-free formula. As typical with our family, we can't go the easy route . . . this formula is twice the price of regular formula =)

Well, Joshua doesn't like his pricey formula very much so we have to disguise it by mixing one ounce of formula with two ounces of milk. Even disguised, Joshua was storing the milk in his cheeks and waiting until Daddy wasn't looking and then would spit it all out. So, Daddy had to out smart Joshua by rubbing his throat to make him swallow. From there, the bottle war escalated into a battle of wills with Joshua refusing to eat more than an oz per feeding, which resulted in his waking up five times during the night. I was ready to cave by day two, but Daddy was stronger and appears to have won the battle of the wills today as Joshua has finished his last two bottles without any issues. Now we just need to get him to sleep before midnight!