Paci-free, Paci-what? No more Mimi! Put the paci in the trashy!

We have been working towards getting rid of Miss Bee's pacifier. Yes, she is almost three. Yes we should have probably done this earlier. Yes she was almost done with it about 15 months ago right before Baylen was born. And then, it went all downhill for awhile and we gave up pressuring her. It was stressful enough to deal with a new sibling. The paci issue was not important. But once school was out for the summer, it was time. She knew it. We knew it. We found the cradle she kept pointing out at Target on clearance. We bought it way before we started talking serious about the intervention. Then the day came. I brought in the cradle (still in the box unassembled) and propped it up against one of our tables in the living room so she could SEE it everytime she walked in the room. She kept asking her dad to open it and put it together. We told her...get rid of your mimi for 3 days and then you'll get it.

Here is what happened..(Day notes are just for nap times only as that's the only time she gets it during the day.)

Day one: No paci w/ nap. Did great!
Night one: Cried for awhile for the paci. and claimed she didn't want the cradle anymore. She'd rather have the paci and finally gave up and fell asleep. Took her forever to fall asleep. She did LOVE that we carried the cradle up to her room and put it next to her bed w/ her baby inside. However, she woke up at 4 crying for paci and I did give it to her but said she had to have it in her own bed, not mine. She agreed and took off in a sprint for her bed. This made me smile even though I was a little sad she couldn't make it all night. (high hopes)

Day two: No paci with nap but did ask for it like 10 times. I asked her if she wanted me to bring down her cradle to sleep next to her and that distracted her from asking about it again.
Night two: Asked for it, cried for it like 10 times. I told her it was too late to go back now, and it did take her a long while to fall asleep. Slept without it ALL night. Woke up around 1:30 with a bad dream. Came in our bed to sleep for a few hours, but no paci.

Day three: No paci. asked for it about 3 times.
Night three: Asked for it like 3 times but then did lay down and went to sleep. Again, took her awhile to fall asleep.

Day four: No paci. did not ask for it.
Night four: Asked for the paci 2 times, then asked for a snack instead. Had a snack, then went to sleep. Took her a long time to fall asleep.

Day five: No paci, did not ask for it.
Night five: did not ask for the paci. Asked for a snack instead, ate it, fell asleep decently early this time.

Day six: No paci, fell asleep in like 3 min. did not ask for it.
Night six: Did not ask for it, took her AGES to fall asleep tonight..might have been little nap she took at 5 on way home from playdate though...

All in all, it has been so hard on her and on us. She is SO proud to get past the first couple of days and her dad did put together her doll cradle on day 4 after supper. She was VERY excited the entire time Dj was putting it together and could not wait to use it. She now insists placing a blanket over the entire cradle when her baby Addy is in there because she needs to have "privacy" she told me. I think it's really because she saw Tami cover Tyler's infant carrier seat with a blanket draped over him to protect him from the sun and she is now using that idea with her babies. (She does it when pushing her stroller with a doll inside as well.) We have given her so many positive comments and praise each day telling her how proud we are of her and how she is such a big girl for throwing it away. She just grins from ear to ear and says, "Thank you!"