Both of my boys have slept thru the night from the day they were born. I'm not exaggerating. We had to wake them up to feed them at night. By the time they were 9 wks old there were no night time feedings. I don't think this is normal though, I think your experience is much more common. My neighbor's son was still waking to nurse in the middle of the night when he was 11 mos old, whereas when DS1 was that age he had already given up his bedtime bottle. Be happy you have a kid that wants to eat, I have 2 that have no interest and it's a battle to feed them.