Here she is the morning after her 2nd bday celebration
And again whilst taking her 'babies' for a stroll
And even while playing dress-up!
When Lil L was born I forced the paci on her to keep her safe from all mother's worst nightmare: SIDS. On top of all the normal blinding, paralyzing fears parents have with their newborns, Lil L had thrown us a twist. She decided that if she just stopped breathing every once in a while her parents may dote on her a little bit more. and we did, but that in turn made me force the paci even more. At night she would sleep with me in my bed (while hubs slept on the couch)and I would pacify her to sleep with her lil green paci. Since Big L gave up his paci obsession on his own at 8 months (and also weaned himself from the breast at 10 months- much to my horrification), I just ASSumed it would be the same for her. Well, it wasn't.
I've gone thru periods where I've restricted paci usage to the bed, or strictly to the home, but somehow there seems to always be a reason and excuse to break my rule- primarily for my (our) own sanity. But, while some may nay-say about our (my) laziness in this case I stand firm and remind other mother's that sometimes it is ok to put ur sanity first. that's what MSN.com told me mere weeks before having Big L and it's how I rationalize crazy days to myself now. It was a new parent's top ten list for surviving the newborn period and it said, in just, above all else the experience will indeed be about survival - YOUR OWN! (and don't feel bad about it!)
testing testing...
ReplyDeletelet's see if my comment will stick this time.
k- we've gone thru this in our house too. when i started feeling like my kids would NEVER get potty trained, or give up the paci, etc, i tried to remember that chances of them going to kinder with those issues would be small. and guess what? it all turned out okay- they eventually gave the stuff up. BUT there is a girl in PG's kinder class that drags a blankie around all day. SO glad not to be that mom.