Our girls are quite the voracious eaters. Bottle time is their favorite time. As soon as the diaper cloth that we use as a bib is placed under their chins, they start whooping a deep "Aaaahooooooo" to signify their excitement over the impending feeding. If the cloth is placed and the bottle does not enter their mouth within 30 secs, the bellows turn into a frantic and desperate cry.Over the course of their extensive lives, they have learned to associate feeding time with a few antecedent actions. Any of these below situations can incite a feeding frenzy, whether or not they are truly hungry.
- Diaper changes. Every once in a while, they will let it slide - but most often, if they are changed anywhere in the 3.5 hour window between feedings, they will expect a bottle when they are clean and dry.
- Bath time. Whoever is bathed first can spare a little patience while the other is enjoying her water and splashing time, but if the other should linger too long, the crying for food will inevitably come.
- Coming out of the car seat. Knowing this pattern, we will often keep the girls in their car seats after we enter our home. We use this precious time while they are docile to prep and warm the bottles.
Waking up from a long nap. Avery has a nasty tendency to wake up with a vengeance, screaming bloody murder before she even opens her eyes (sometimes due to hurt tummy for unsettled food and other times from the grumbliness of her stomach). The diligent care taker can even notice the scowl that will appear on her face moments before one of these awakenings, and will dash to try to cuddle her before the eruption.- Microwave beeping. We warm the water in the microwave, then place the bottles in the hot water to bring the milk/formula to the perfect temperature. This pairing, though, does not work so well when we are just making some frozen chicken pot pies!
- Oven Beeping. Somehow, they just know when it is time for the big people to eat.
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