We've done it, you guys. We are a pacifier free household.
It's kind of funny how it happened, really. A couple Saturdays ago, we had a babysitter come to the house so we could have a date night. That night, the sitter didn't give Colin his paci, but he went to bed just fine without it. He's been without it at daycare for a while now, but we were still allowing him to have it in bed at home.
That night, we decided that if he could survive one bedtime without it, that it was time just to get rid of it for good.
The first couple nights were too easy. The second couple nights you would have thought we were torturing him. After that, things kind of leveled out, and the last two nights he hasn't mentioned it at all. Saturday will mark two weeks since he's used one at all, so it's safe to say we're done.
Since Reid still won't take a pacifier at all (he prefers his thumb or a blankie to suck on), I think it's time to throw out the few pacis I've kept in hiding.
It feels really good to have a parenting "win" under our belt. Next up? Hopefully, more potty training successes.
I just love this little boy-man so much.
It's kind of funny how it happened, really. A couple Saturdays ago, we had a babysitter come to the house so we could have a date night. That night, the sitter didn't give Colin his paci, but he went to bed just fine without it. He's been without it at daycare for a while now, but we were still allowing him to have it in bed at home.
That night, we decided that if he could survive one bedtime without it, that it was time just to get rid of it for good.
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| Someone stole a paci intended for baby brother... |
The first couple nights were too easy. The second couple nights you would have thought we were torturing him. After that, things kind of leveled out, and the last two nights he hasn't mentioned it at all. Saturday will mark two weeks since he's used one at all, so it's safe to say we're done.
Since Reid still won't take a pacifier at all (he prefers his thumb or a blankie to suck on), I think it's time to throw out the few pacis I've kept in hiding.
It feels really good to have a parenting "win" under our belt. Next up? Hopefully, more potty training successes.
I just love this little boy-man so much.
