Wow. Last night as I was putting Addison to bed, she decided that she did not want her pacifier that she currently had.
For those of you who have children that use a "pacy", "binky", or whatever you call it, you know that occasionally you have to search frantically for one pacifier while your child is crying. You begin to find them one by one and eventually you have an abundance. Then the nasty cycle starts all over again.
I have wisened up over the last few months, and kept all the extras in a small basket in her room.
1- They are out of her reach.
2- I can keep track of them much easier.
So my goal with her has been to eliminate the need for a "pacy" by the time she turns 2, and for her to only use a "pacy" when she is sleeping.
Her birthday is Monday, and I am nowhere near accomplishing my goal. It just makes life easier with a "pacy" sometimes.
Back to my story. Last night she wasn't pleased with the "pacy" she had in her mouth. She reached for the basket and I brought it to her.
Seriously...no joke...she literally grabbed one at a time and tried them out. I knew she didn't like one when she would suck on it a few times, and gently place it back in the basket. She did this several times, and finally we struck gold!
One of them made her happy. Who knows the reason. Some are different colors. There are a few different sizes because we have a few younger versions. Others are definitely more used than others.
I never thought I would have a child that needed a "pacy" for that long. I weaned Jadyn when she was 1. Ethan never took one. Addison is a whole new story. It is definitely partly my fault. But I really am trying.
So here are a few pictures through the last few years of her and her beloved.
7 comments:
Kim I am laughing so hard! Olivia used to do that I thought it was hilarious! I remember the frantic paci searches. ugh! :)
Oh believe me! I hear ya girl!! My daughter sits a few feet from me with a binky in her mouth right now. She turned 2 on June 7 and she is no where near giving it up. I tried only giving it to her at bed time. She caught on. She could tell that we were trying to get rid of it and clung to it more.
I asked her pediatrician at our last appointment, and he said it's still okay to have one. He said, orthodontically speaking, that they're okay until 4. Obviously I won't let her have it until she's 4, but you know.
We also go through the frantic searching at times! I try to put a bunch in her bed. The other day I was looking for something in my purse & had to laugh as I pulled out 4 binkies!! :)
It's so funny that you would post this now b/c we just got rid of the binky yesterday. We convinced Parker that the infection he has in his mouth is b/c of the binky so he threw it in the trash and asked for it maybe 3 times at bedtime but that was it and oh how I know about those desperate binky searches....they were miserable. :)
HAHAHA I love that kid. Maybe that's why her cheese for the camera is so huge... the paci has been plugging her up for 2 years, she's making up for lost time!
I'm dreading the day Cooper gets to the paci-panic stage. I still let him have the paci clip... so there is literally one attached at ALL TIMES! (can I shamelessly plug Daisy Layne Boutique paci clips here? - whoops I think I just did) :)
You know what Bob told Matt on how to wean them? To cut a hole in the end of it! That's just evil.
haha..that's cute! I can just see her doing that! Glad Tristan doesn't take it anymore..only did for about 3months and he was done! The pacy can be a good thing sometimes though.
The way we got rid of Alli's bottle ... we had her throw them in the trash then she watched us put the trash bag in the garbage can and push it out to the road. Then her & I sat on our steps (when we lived in Highland Hills) and waited for the garbage truck to come. When it finally came, we both waved "bye bye bottles" and watched as it drove away with the disgusting, much used bottles. That night she cried for her bottles, and we reminded her that SHE had thrown them away. That was all we heard about it! :) Hooray! So, Abbi shared an idea with Sarah the other day ... attach Addisons' paci(s) to helium balloons and have her help you release them.
I guess the point is to have them "help" get rid of them. Cruel isn't it!?
Oh, and I might add. I didn't keep any bottles "hiding" in the house, because I knew when my heart was sad for her, that I would be too quick to go and "find" her a bottle.
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