No More Paci

We finally did it! Well, Bailey finally did it, and all by her self. I told Bailey last week that Santa Claus wasn't going to bring her presents if she didn't throw her paci away. I know that sounds rough but I knew she was ready, she just needed a little more incentive. She has been extremely attached to pacifiers since she was a newborn. We were able limit her use over the years to nap and bed-time only. With two failed attempts to take them away I decided to let her decide when to transfer her comfort item to something more age appropriate. So yesterday she tells me she's ready to give up her paci because they were for babies. I told her to go throw it in the trash if she was ready. To my surprise she did exactly that. Then she says to me, "Can we have Christmas now?" Honestly, I didn't think she would consent so quickly, but that's just fine. Now we have had one nap and one full night without them, incident free. Yeah! I'm so glad she made that change all on her own. We are very proud of her.