Sunday was Andrew's first night without his beloved "Paci." My emotions were all over the place through this process. Drew and I knew it was time, but Andrew has been attached to it since he was an infant that I was scared to death of how hard it would be. He LOVED his "paci" and got so excited about it, I just didn't want to crush his cute little spirit.
I read up trying to find the best way to part ways. We thought Andrew would go absolutely nuts watching it float away on a balloon, would be fixated on the mailbox if we tried to mail it to some baby somewhere, and knew I'd cave in if I just said, "No more." So I decided to go with the snipping technique. We trimmed a little off every few days and he started asking for it less and less. We continued to give it to him at bedtime Sunday evening and now we've made it 3 naps and 2 nights!
So Andrew has taken another step to being a "big boy." Next up...potty training. (Don't hold your breath, I'm not ready for that!)
Above: Easter 07Below: Rosemary Beach, May 08
The trimmed "Paci"
The trimmed "Paci"
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1 comment:
way to go andrew!! audrey's right behind ya buddy! we only use it for naps and bedtime - but that will soon go too... a little more of the 'baby-ness' has been carved away... :(
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