So long, farewell

Well...we have achieved another milestone, but unlike crawling, walking, talking etc., this one leaves me a bit sadder. I remind you, I am VERY sentimental :) As of Friday, we are paci-less. I had always had in my mind that we would get rid of the pacifier when Kenadie turned two. That was the magic number/time. Well, October came and I just wasn't ready. Just the thought of it made me want to cry. It meant that Kenadie would have one less thing that was strongly labeled "baby."

It's something how when you have an infant, you can't wait for them to be able to keep the pacifier in their mouth. I am pretty sure when Kenadie was a newborn I purchased EVERY style of pacifier just to find one she could keep in her mouth. When she turned one, "pat-pat" as she originally called it, only appeared in her bed and her bag at church. That was a good thing for us because it made getting in her bed less of an issue. It gave her something to look forward to because she knew it was in there. "Pat pat" at some point became "pap-si" and then eventually "paci."

So how are we doing without it? It wasn't as bad as I thought. The first night was quite pitiful because somehow a paci ventured downstairs and she knew it was on the kitchen counter. She kept telling us "paci downstairs" while doing the cry that TOTALLY breaks your heart. We just told her that we didn't have paci anymore--very original, huh :) Then, yesterday at nap time, she asked for it, and I told her we didn't have it anymore. She then asked "why" which was also a first, the 3 letter word that I'm sure we will hear over and over and over again... I just told her she was a big girl now and that seemed to "pacify" her. She layed down and told me goodnight. So, I would say we are doing pretty good :) I think next year, when this is all off her mind, one of her pacis may just have to turn into a Christmas ornament or something :)