SLEEPLESS IN MILWAUKEE

After having Ryan's 15-month appointment, I decided we needed to stop letting Ryan drink from a bottle. I know we probably should have done it when he turned a year but I justified it being okay since he was so small and also that he had surgery and needed the bottle as a comfort afterwards. We got in the habit of giving him a bottle before he went to sleep and again if he woke up during the night to settle him back down.

Anyway, I decided to box up all his bottles and put them away so they wouldn't even be around for him to see or to tempt us when Eric and I were desperate. The first night was fine but the second night he woke up screaming. I tried to settle him down but he kept pointing outside his room, into the living room leading me to the kitchen. He knew exactly what he wanted. I knew he wasn't wanting his sippy cup but I grabbed it as his only option. He pushed it away and when he didn't see a bottle in the fridge he had a complete meltdown. Those of you who know Ryan's temperment know he is usually pretty laid back. But he went from crying to kicking and screaming uncontrolably. Finally after a few failed attempts to calm him down I gave him to Eric not knowing what else to do. Eric got him to settle down after a few minutes (thank goodness for a husband).
The next two nights were wonderful, he slept through the whole night so I was hoping we were starting a new trend. However, last night he had another melt down. Will this ever end?