No More Paci

So we are now on Day 4 of no paci and I can't believe it was that easy! He has not asked for it for the past couple of nights and has fallen asleep with no problems. I actually think he is sleeping better without it. There were some nights where he would wake up in the middle of the night trying to find it, but not now! We are officially paci-free (atleast with Brody....we will cross this bridge with Molly at a later date!) I am so proud of him. When I was outyesterday running errands, I bought him a new movie to reward him for doing such a great job. He loves Backyardigans so it was a new movie. He was really excited!

Tab and I were having a discussion the other day that sometimes we underestimate our children. What we think might be a hard thing for them to transition to or from, sometimes they actually surprise us and do much better than we thought. I have to say....with Brody...that has been most everything. I remember thinking that it would be hard to get him out of the swaddle. Nope! Then I thought it would be hard to transition him from the bottle. Nope! Then it was from the crib to the toddler bed. Nope again! The only thing that has been a little bit longer than I hoped is the potty training. But then again, I know he will get it when he is ready. He has been doing really good at school with it and I made a little potty chart for his teacher to start recording when he goes. Then, at the end of the week, I am going to give him a little toy or something to reward him. His teacher said that worked with another kid in his class so we shall see!

As for Molly, she is still my laid back angel. She is SOOOO close to walking on her own. She has a good center of gravity and can bend down and pick up a toy and then stand back up without holding onto anything. Last night, she was walking around the kitchen and was holding the wall, but just barely. She is still clapping alot and has now started to wave. It is funny because she will only wave with her left hand. She is talking soooo much and is constantly laughing at Brody. It is really cute. Every morning, when we go to wake her up, Brody climbs up the side of her crib and says "Hi Little Sister!" or "Hi Sweetie!" It melts my heart. He is really starting to take to her more and more everyday! And she is smitten with him....thinks he is the coolest thing since sliced bread!

I am definitely blessed and thank God everyday for my children! :) They are the best thing that I have ever done (of course, Ted helped with that too!)