calvary recently gave up his pacifier. true to his nature, we simply had to wait until he was ready. we had mentioned giving his paci up for about 1 year and everytime we asked him if he was ready he would say, "maybe next time". one day about a month ago i asked him if he was ready and he said, "YEA!" i was surprised with his response but knew that kyle and i better act fast. following the tradition we started with harper we planned a visit from the paci fairy. harper was just about 3 years old and we tied her pacies to the "paci tree" and she was surprised with a gift the next morning. she had a difficult time the next day but kept asking repeating "just tell me you understand--just tell me you know it's hard". it was like watching an addict go through withdrawls. her maturity was well beyond her years.
with calvary it was a little less dramatic. he was so excited about giving his paci to the paci fairy that he did not even seem to think about the sacrifice he was about to make. rhett, or poppy as the kids call him, called and feigned his identity as the beloved fairy and increased calvary's excitment to a ridiculous level. all went well. we tied the pacis to the tree and waited until morning. calvary never looked back. we have had a little more trouble getting calvary to go to sleep since then and it was a little heartbreaking to walk into his room and hear him saying, "i need something" but he couldn't figure out what he needed. of course i knew what he was needing...
calvary gave up his paci for a pair of skates...
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