Bye-Bye Passy - Day 2

This is really just for my documentation but feel free to read.

Brantley finally fell asleep after about an hour of crying last night and slept through the night without a peep. This morning she woke up at her normal time, happy and not looking for passy.

Nap time was a little rough today but not as bad as last night. BR cried for about 15 minutes and then slept for a little over an hour. She usually takes at least a 3 hour nap every day so today's short nap was strange. Hopefully this will not become an every day length of a nap because I need that 3 hours to get things done and just for some "me" time.

Bedtime went way better than last night for sure. Brantley cried for about 10-15 minutes and then went on to sleep. Yay! I was strong and didn't go back in her room, despite her screaming, and I think that's why she gave up quicker tonight. Last night, Chase and I both went into her room once each to reassure her and calm her down but all that did was just start the crying time over again.

Lesson learned: Going back in the room does not make her(him) go to sleep faster. Don't do it! Stand your ground!! 

Easier said than done, I know!! haha

I'm hoping that after another day or so she will forget her ole' pal and we'll never hear about him again. Next up on the list of transitioning Brantley into a real big girl, is to buy her a twin bed and get her sleeping in it. Not sure exactly when this is going to happen but in the next month or so for sure.

My plan is to try potty training after the big girl bed but I'm still not 100% sure about the timing. I'd LOVE for her to be potty trained before Savannah is born, but I'm not sure she'll be ready before then. She shows us NO signs of being ready so I'm still going to give her some more time.

So that's all for tonight. I wish I had a super cute picture to share but unfortunately I don't. Maybe tomorrow I'll take some pictures during our playdate and then share those.

Bye-Bye Passy - Day 1

Today is a day I will remember forever and ever I'm quite sure. This morning when I went into BR's room to get her up she handed me her passy and said "passy broken". (She had chewed a hole in the end.) I told her that if it was broken she needed to throw it away. She got straight out of bed and went to the kitchen and threw it in the trash. I was totally shocked. Lucky for her I suppose, we had ONE last passy that she could have for nap time today. Which went just fine, as usual.

Tonight has been surprising and not as great so far. While putting BR to bed she decided that that one last passy was also broken (she had chewed a hole in that one also) so she came to the kitchen and threw it in the trash.

See! She ran back to bed and climbed in to read a few books. I read, she listened, just like we always do. Then I kissed her good night and left her room. For the first 5-10 minutes she was quiet and I was in total shock. By the time I sat down to write this post she started crying for me. I guess she had realized that she didn't have her passy anymore. She has now been crying for about 20 minutes and I'm not sure when she'll stop. Chase and I have both gone in there once to comfort her and she now has a sippy cup of water in bed with her, but none of that counts as a passy. 

We honestly don't have another passy to give her so she's just going to have to cry it out and be a big girl. I hope it doesn't last too much longer because Chase and I are ready to go to bed.

For now, I'm going to sit her and listen to her cry. Boo!