Today is day 1

This morning Rylen woke up at 6am (normally between 8-9am) and went down for his nap around 9:30 (normally 12am). Within the 3hrs of being awake he had 3 bottles of milk! Way to much!!!
He's almost 18months and we really need to get his milk intake down to 2cups a day (he's drinking over 40oz a day). We would like to get him off of the bottle aswell. I'm all ears if anyone has any advice on this!

-Do I let him cry it out and completely refuse to give him the bottle and only give him milk in a sippy cup? (he doesn't like drinking from a sippy cup)

-Do I limit the bottles to only 3 a day and if he wants more, TUFF?!

-Do I give him only half bottles?

-Do I fill up some of the bottles with water?

So after this morning I figured that it would be a good day to begin cutting back on milk.

-limit the amount of bottles that he has by only putting out 3 for the day. Once he has one then I cant wash it and reuse it until the next day.

-give him a big boy cup or a cup with a straw to drink his milk with.

-try to always have food available for him to munch on so he stays somewhat full .

-distraction!!

I'm sure that this is going to be a battle but I think I'm ready.