Pacie Fairy

Morgan has always had two comfort items, a pacifier and a blanket. I am a fan of pacifiers for babies but it is one more bad habit you have to break as they get older. When she was about 18 months we decided to only let her have her pacie during nap time and night night time which worked for a little while but then we went back to letting her have it whenever she wanted it throughtout the day, which is often. Now that she is 2 years old and still very attached to it we feel like it is time to take it away. We decided to let her keep it to help transition to her big bed and then wanted her to get through Graham’s arrival before taking it away. We thought it would help her cope with all the big changes and we think it did but now it is time to break her of it. I have been nervous about taking it away and dreading the hard times that it could bring for her and us but the longer we wait the harder it will be.

We have been making a big deal about the Pacie Fairy lately. We told her that big girls get to keep their blankets but they have to give their pacifiers to the Pacie Fairy to take to little babies that don’t have one. We explained that she would get a special treat for being so nice and giving her pacifiers away. Morgan has been telling us that she is a big girl and that she is giving her pacifiers to the babies so we thought we should give it a shot.

This morning I woke up and thought, today is the day. After breakfast I told her that we were going to decorate a box and put all her pacies in it because the Pacie Fairy was going to come and get it and take them to the babies. She was excited about decorating the box. We wrapped a box, put stickers on it and she colored all over it with markers. She then put all her pacies in the box and we taped it shut. She was happy and had a good time with our little project. Then she went to the front door and put the box outside for the Pacie Fairy. She said “Bye Pacies” and closed the door. Mid morning she was busy playing and I quickly went outside and got the box, hid it and left a present at the door. The first time she asked for her pacifier we went and looked outside to see that the box was gone and there was a present for her. She was super excited! She asked for it several times throughout the day but I just kept reminding her that we gave them to the babies and she just giggled and went on about her business. The toughest part of the day was nap time. She laid in bed for 2 hours and just talked the entire time, no sleeping!! Not sure if it was because she didn’t have her pacie or if she just wasn’t tired. Tonight she didn’t even ask for it and went to bed just as easy as always. We will see how tomorrow goes, but hopefully the hardest part it over.

Texas Snow!

Wow! What a beautiful snowy weekend in North Texas! We have got about 11" of snow. On Thursday morning I bundled up Graham and got a quick picture of him with snow in the background. This is his 1st snow day but he was only out in it for a second; long enough to take one picture and then back inside he went. Morgan woke up excited about the snow and loved watching it fall through the window but didn't like it when we went outside. She didn't even want to walk in it so I didn't get many pictures.

Graham's first time in snow!



All Morgan wanted to do was sit under the patio and watch it snow.



Our street...





Bryan came home from work a little early so we went back outside to enjoy the snow.

At first, Morgan still wasn't having it.



Bryan ran around with Morgan in the snow and she started to have fun.











On Thurday night at 10:15 our electricity went out. I called Bryan's parents who live 2 miles away and they still had power so we decided to pack up the babies and head over there. Before we even got out the door his mom called and let us know their power had just gone out. We decided to stay put and just hoped it would come back on in the night. We made sure Morgan was covered up and Graham slept with us so we could keep him warm. Friday morning, Bryan's parents brought us a generator and a space heater and we all camped out still hoping our electricity would come back on. It was another beautiful day with all the snow! Here are a couple pictures.



Morgan and Gammy getting snow to make snow ice cream.





At about 3pm, the house was really cold and we only had about 2 more hours of daylight so we all packed up and went to Brent and Julie's house in Haslet. Thanks for opening your house to us. We enjoyed the heat, light and of course time with you all!!

Brent and Julie's house



Morgan helping Daddy build a snowman





All of us working on Frosty's face





Daddy with his tired babies



Morgan playing Wii with Uncle Brent. Morgan loves her Uncle Brent and Aunt Julie and has SO much fun when they are around. She cried when we left to go home and kept saying "I want to stay here!" First time that has ever happened. It was pretty sad but she was fine the second we got in the car.



Graham enjoying his time with Aunt Julie



On Saturday about 3pm our electricity came back on. Yay!! 40 hours without power, 11" of snow and 2 babies made for an interesting weekend.

Short Post

I wanted to share a few pictures from the past couple weeks. We are still doing great.

Me and my babies



Just swinging



Morgan loves to play with (beside) Graham



Checking on bubba...



Spending some time in his crib



Hanging out



He looks just like his daddy!