Day 1

We've decided to say "good-bye" to the good 'ole pacifiers. Ok, Doug and I have, but Mary's not so sure. Last night was the first night and frankly, it went much better than I had anticipated. She screamed her head off from 7:30pm to 8pm before finally falling asleep. She woke at 2:08am. Do I go in? Do I let her cry? I decided to go in and I held her for a few minutes and put her back down. She went right back to sleep without a peep. Woke up again at 4:58am. Again, I went in to reassure her and she quieted down, but as soon as I crawled back in bed, she cried again. This time, I let her cry and it lasted less than 5 min. Yea! Of course the dumb cat woke her up at 6:30am. Why couldn't we have chosen a quiet cat? I'll be curious how nap time goes today. I hear the weaning takes about a week.

You know, if it wasn't for this play group, I probably wouldn't have even thought of taking the pacifier away so quickly. However, at 16 months old, she's the only toddler of the group still using one. Peer pressure is an amazing thing. Besides it was starting to get out of hand. We usually only gave it to her at bedtime, but I had an "emergency" one in my purse and she would want that whenever she was in the car, in church, or just anytime she happened to see it. Not good. So, would I do it again if I had the chance? In a heartbeat. But then again, this is only day 1.