Upsie Daisies!

I wrote this last Thursday and never got it posted.....Things are going well without the pacifier.

Last night we were playing in the floor and Isla was sitting on my foot at her Leap Frog Activity Table. She kept pulling herself up to a standing position with mommy supporting her. Then mommy let go and she did it all by herself! She doesn’t realize what she’s doing when she stands at her table and she frequently lets go and lands on her bottom. But it’s still another sign that Baby Girl is growing up way too fast.

Speaking of growing up, we got rid of the pacifier last night. P knew I didn’t want her using the pacifier past a year—it’s just a personal preference thing--and we talked about things the other day and decided that since up until a week ago she didn’t really seem to care if she had it or not, we’d go ahead and take it away now. In the past week she’s started whining for it and putting her lips out waiting for someone to put it in her mouth when she’s tired. I didn’t want her to get any more attached to it—everything I read said taking it away now is so much easier than doing it later. We were going to wait until next weekend to do it over the holiday but the Farmer’s Almanac said last night, tonight, and tomorrow are the best nights to wean a baby so rather than just worry about it another week and let her get even more attached, I played mean mommy last night. (Ok, I don’t know if I believe Farmer’s Alamanac’s signs or not, but mom said her grandma always used it and that woman raised 8 children so....) Isla fussed and cried awhile at bedtime last night, then she’d sit up and look over at the table where a paci usually lays, then she’d lay her head back down. I just held her until she went to sleep. It seemed like her little wake-ups were easier last night. We’d hear her say something but she’d go right back to sleep without us doing anything. Going back to sleep after the middle of the night bottle was a bit more challenging than usual, but still not too bad. We’ll see how night 2 goes.