One chew too many

Today was a big day!!

Yes, it is Jeff's birthday.
Yes, it is the Luau, our favorite tourney of the year. Jeff's team placed 3rd and my team won!
YES, AUBREY STOPPED USING HER PACIFIER!!!

This is such a monumental event. Unfortunately, we were gone all day long so Grandma and Grandpa had to deal with it all. But, it is finally gone. We left the house at 6:30am and Jeff's parents watched the kids. Aubrey has been slowly chewing her pacifier and her last one had the tip hanging on by a thread. We've been telling her for days that she needs to be careful because it's going to break soon. Once this one breaks, "no more pacifiers." She seemed to understand and was prepared for this to happen. However, it broke midday and she freaked out. She cried and kept asking for her spare paci. To which she was answered, there are no more. She didn't believe Grandma and Grandpa and insisted on trying to stay awake until we got home so she could get a new one. She eventually cried herself to sleep on Grandpa's shoulder a little after 9pm.

She slept all the way through the night and asked for it first thing in the morning. I told her it was broken and she responded "Oh yeah, I want my milk." She wanted it again at nap time and at bedtime but once reminded, didn't put up too much of a fight. I did reward her for being a big girl by taking her to Toys'r'us to pick out a new toy. She chose a set of Strawberry Shortcake dolls and this seems to be the perfect replacement.

So, the pacifier is finally out of our house and I have regained at least 10 minutes of my day that is usually wasted looking for her pacifier. Thank goodness. Next up, getting Tyler off the bottle and the kids sleeping a little better? Some day, some day....