No More Pacifiers!!!

We had a very successful night last night.  Lydia made the decision herself to give all her "wacis" to the Paci Fairy a day earlier than planned.  I have been talking up the Paci Fairy since Sunday.

When the Paci Fairy is planned to come, you need to put all your pacis into a bag and leave them out for her.  She will then take the pacis and give them all to the new babies.  Since Lydia isn't a baby anymore and is a big girl, she doesn't need the pacis anymore.  In return, the Paci Fairy will leave Lydia lollipops, candy and a special present.

I just kept repeating this story to her for days and even had "letters" in the mail from the Paci Fairy to Lydia.  The last letter had the bag to put her pacis in and leave out.

She decided last night that she wanted to put them all in the bag.  She did take one out and asked to keep one, but I said that the Paci Fairy wouldn't come unless they are ALL in the bag.  She put it back in the bag and that was it.

She actually fell asleep quicker than usual, slept the whole night and woke up in a good mood.  She did ask where her "waci" was when I was getting her up and I reminded her that the Paci Fairy came and took them all away, but there were presents and candy for her in the den.  She was so excited to see what the Paci Fairy got her (Snow White Princess dress).  She didn't want the chocolate candy, and only wanted the lollipops...which meant more chocolate for me!

Now if we get through this weekend with no screaming about the "waci", then I'll be so happy!

Picture from last Friday trying to take a nap with her "waci" which was unsuccessful.  She wouldn't give it up without a screaming fight.  That's when we decided it was time to introduce the Paci Fairy.

Here are her special presents (dress and new shoes)  from the Paci Fairy which she wanted to put on right away.  The Paci Fairy also got her many different kinds of lollipops.  She got a ring pop, which probably wasn't a good idea since it is basically a paci with candy on the end, but she didn't want to finish it and threw it away after 5 minutes.  Whew, that was a close one!

I'm just so proud of her in making a good decision all by herself (and a whole day earlier then I had planned on)!  She's really growing up and understanding so much more.  I'd say this is a great ACCOMPLISHMENT!

Next couple of challenges to accomplish:
> Moving to a big bed:  Since Lydia is so tall for her age (99%ile) she is maxing out in the crib.  She just figured out how to get out by herself this past weekend, but luckily hasn't abused this knowledge.  She's been flipping herself in the crib since November, so it was only a matter of time - frankly I'm shocked it took her this long to figure it out.  At the beginning of the Summer, I hope to move her to a big bed.
> Potty Training:  This challenge is the one I'm most nervous about.  I've been reading a couple of books on it and plan on starting the process after she moves into a big bed.  Plus she is showing many signs that she's not ready for potty-training quite yet.  We'll get there as we have to before school starts again in late August.

Galveston Trip again

We went back to Galveston for the night this past weekend.  I'm very determined to help get the beach house decorated and the beds put together so we can spend more time this Summer there.

This time we visited The Strand and ate an early dinner at this great restaurant (Olympia Grille) on Pier 21.  We watched a cruise ship set sail and were very glad we weren't on board.  We also went to the old ice cream parlor after dinner and Lydia ventured out of her "vanilla stage" and got mint chocolate chip...she's crazy!

More Rodeo Pics

Nana took Lydia to the Rodeo during her Spring Break.  I was sad to miss it since I had to work, but Nana got some great pictures of Lydia with all the animals.  Lydia still talks about the animals and feeding them.

Last night we got to go to the George Strait concert at the Rodeo.  It was by far the best and loudest concert I've ever been to (or at least remember going to).  We had floor seats and George was great! He came back for an encore.  My parents really liked it as well...this was a belated birthday present for my Mom and she was ecstatic!!!  There were about 80,000 people there and it was so great to experience it.

What We've Been Up To Lately...

Well, this "first quarter" of 2013 has been super busy as you can tell by my lack of blogging.

Lydia has really taken a liking to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  It's the only show she'll watch for more than 10 minutes.  She'll sit with her Mickey and Minnie dolls and eat a cereal bar.  I was able to take this picture before Harley grabbed Mickey and ran away, but she brought him back...later.

It's RODEO time, that's right, I finally found my forever rodeo jacket.  Pretty neat huh?  I got many comments on it at the cook-off and it even helped me become friends with some of the rowdy crowd.  Thanks to my Dad's cousin, Ronnie, for letting me wear it!!

 We went to a dear friend's wedding in San Antonio and they had a photo booth...after a couple (or more than a couple drinks), Blair and I took these pictures.  He will probably make me take this off as soon as he sees I posted it...ha!

 Who's the stickiest of them all???  -   This girl is!  She found my secret stash of Valentine's lollipops and so I had to give it to her.  It was the stickiest lollipop ever.  Needless to say, it wound up in her hair, clothes and some even in her mouth.  And she now LOVES lollipops!

Crazy Girl!!  I asked her to help me pack her for a night in Galveston and while I was in her closet picking out clothes, I heard giggling.  I turned around and she had her head down in her bag and her legs up the wall.  Yes, she's a little crazy and makes us laugh all the time!