The pacis have been relegated to bedtime only for the last year. Until yesterday. For the last couple weeks we have been talking to Joshua about using his pacis to purchase a new toy, specifically a bubble-blowing lawn mower. He was very excited about the idea of a new lawn mower but not as enthusiastic about using his pacis to purchase it. This week he has spoken with much more commitment and purpose about making that bubble-blowing lawn mower part of his collection. After several trips to the store over the last 2 weeks to look at the mower, last night Joshua handed over a ziploc bag of 6 pacifiers to the cashier to pay for his lawn mower.
He could not have been more excited. He has "mowed" every room in our house multiple times and practically slept with the toy in his bed with him last night. Please note I used the word "slept" too. He had no trouble sleeping without the paci. Tonight there have been a fair number of tears of regret by both Joshua and me but he is already asleep and will hopefully stay that way. We are excited about this additional step into "big boyhood" and are grateful that the transition so far has left no casualties.
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What a great idea to have him pay the cashier with his pacifiers!
Although we took away his pacifier a little after 2, we still let Ben have his little bear blankie for a comfort item at bedtime. Don't know when we'll ever get rid of that one... :)
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