For those of you who don't know Charlotte loves her paci....not just likes but LOVES. The other night she was getting ready for bed when she realized her pacifier had torn. While we knew for a while it was time to lose the paci, I (not we) had not gathered the courage to get rid of it. Thankfully it broke on its own. Charlotte was obviously upset and insisted that we call the paci man and have him send her a new paci...who is the paci man you ask....I have no idea. She continued to explain to us that she needed her paci because she wasn't a baby and couldn't suck her thumb. When I offered to buy her a new special stuffed animal for her to snuggle with at night she declared "But mommy you can't suck on stuffed animals!". After reassuring her and explaining why we couldn't buy her a new paci we gave her big hugs and left the room. She whimpered for a few minutes and then we heard her talking. She was telling the whole story of how her paci broke, how she needed a new one and nothing else would do. She finally drifted off to sleep but the next morning she told Tim that she prayed that God would give her a new paci. It melted my heart that she would go to Jesus for help. Obviously God did not give her a new paci but she has done fantastic with out it. We are so proud of her and the little lady she is becoming.
Way to go Charlotte! Giving up the paci is a big deal... we know from experience :-) I can just hear her telling you that she "can't suck on stuffed animals" - haha!
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