Well, 25 holes and 11 days after the start of PacifierGate, and we have a reaction. I was so concerned that my DD would be the one to be completely devastated by the breakdown of her pacifier, however, it was my DS that needed my concern. At nap time yesterday afternoon, he discovered a hole in one of his pacifiers. He said, "broke" a few times and was chewing on it as I read books. I hear a small snap and he has bitten a small chunk out of the pacifier. He said "broke" again and I said "Yes, broke. We will have to throw this away." I handed him the garbage and he threw it in. He then went for his other pacifier, now, his last one. That one had a big slice in the tip as well. He started crying and said "broke" over and over again, interspersed with "more bops, more bops." Ooooh boy. By this point, DD is also crying, but I think it is because she witnessed a bop being thrown into the garbage. She has never reacted to the holes in the pacifier, she has just basically stopped using it. She will chew on it a little bit, but now when I go into her room in the morning or after nap, it is never in her mouth. I am so ok with that. If she wants to sleep with her pacifier until she is married, go ahead. As long as she is sleeping and doing fine. Now, what to do with my DS. He was hysterical. After I layed down DD (they have their own rooms), I came back in to give him some extra love. I read another book, told him I knew why he was sad, it was sad to have some things break.....but it is nap time (big fake smile!). He cried hard for another 10 minutes or so, and then took his nap. Same thing happened at bedtime as well. Same thing happened at nap time this afternoon, but only for 10 minutes and I didn't have to go back in. It was not a hard cry, just a sad cry. Bedtime tonight, there was crying, but he stopped when I layed him in bed. I will keep you updated.
On another "fun" note, I have been back into walking on the treadmill at nap time. Hate it. Can't stand it. No happy endorphins here, and there never has been. It is done out of pure necessity. I wish I was a runner because then I could get it over with faster. This has been going on for the past 3 weeks. It cuts in to my "me" time. Some would say that it is "me" time, but it most certainly is not. I would rather be dusting, or washing the floor on my hands and knees. I have also been trying to stop my total and complete addiction to Starbucks Chai Tea. I have been trying since New Years. I was doing pretty well, then I told myself that I can just have 1 a week. That wouldn't be so bad. (I need to stop the tea because it is all sugar, it is not the tea bag kind, it is the syrup kind. It is liquid crack, I kid you not.) Well, one a week, turned into 2, then 3, soon I was back at it at least 5 times, maybe more, a week. So, I had one today. I already want one tomorrow and it is still today.
So, with PacifierGate, &!@*(#$ walking, and trying to stop my liquid crack, I mean, Starbucks Chai Tea addiction, I am one crabby lady.
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