Remember how I just said I was terrified of putting Kathryn to bed without her pacifier? Well, sometime between her nap this afternoon and bedtime tonight, it vanished. I mean, completely disappeared. Evan tore her room apart looking for it, checked the living room, kitchen...nothing. So, we decided to give the whole no pacifier thing a try. Turns out, it wasn't so bad. Tonight.
She was exhausted from a busy day of playing with Daddy and then a birthday celebration for my mom, aunt, and grandma (all have birthdays within two weeks of each other this month) at my grandma's house, which I thought would make things worse. Seems it may have actually helped. She was so tired that she only cried for 2 minutes. Followed by 3 minutes of quiet. Then 1 minute of forced crying. Then about 10 minutes of playing. For the last hour she's been perfectly quiet, which I hope means she fell asleep.
We did try to compromise by giving her a chew toy--what I call a chew toy is actually one of those teething toys that go in the freezer until you use them--but it's a rattle-type, so she can't really suck on it. She may have hidden the pacifier someplace that we couldn't find and simply got it out again after we left, but she hasn't yet figured out how to climb out the crib, so she would have had to find a really good hiding place. Like, inside the foot of her Tickle Me Elmo.
I'm not sure if this was just luck being on our side tonight or if giving up the pacifier really wasn't as big a deal as I anticipated, but I'm hoping for more nights like this one. Maybe with even less crying. Nap time tomorrow will probably be a good indication. Guess we'll just have to wait and see!
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oh she'll be fine. she's an imaginitive girl... and distraction is a great thing.
drew is not taking a pacifier any longer, and sometimes, though, i do wish he would. like when he cries incessantly to the point of hyperventilating before he falls to sleep through the night.
If it becomes an issue with her, just keep reminding her that she is a big girl now and only babies use pacifiers. Then find a reward that big girls like.
i would like to see more video
of my long distance "princess"
so how about it?
thanks!!!!!!
Adam- I'm working on it. The video camera isn't ours, so I have to get my sister to take videos and then email them to me. She's not always the most cooperative teenager in the world.
THANKS, TELL THAT KID WE LOVE HER.
I told her. She said, "Ohh..." Then tried to read the Bambi DVD. She did smile, though. She loves you, too.
i can see her saying "um, kay" to you saying "adam and meg, ky and tegan loves you".
adam, dude, don't you love my kid? :P
HOW IS THE KID DOING.. ITS BEEN LIKE 4 DAYS SENSE YOUR LAST POST
SO WHAT IS UP. WE ALL WANT TO KNOW.
PEACE;)
Yeah, she actually got a little confused about it. I told her that Uncle Adam, Aunt Meagan, Ky & Tegan said they loved her and she said, "Ohh...Teeg? Teeg and Brittan?" I tried to explain it again, but it didn't go very well.
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