Paci's are gone!

Paxton is 4 and we prepared him the entire month of June and July that when he was 4 we were getting rid of Paci's.  We asked him if he'd like to send them to his baby cousins and he loved this idea so we went with it and talked about it often.  

His 4th birthday came and went.  We went out of town - twice - and I knew once we were home and knew we'd be home for a while that we should go for it. 

Well, today in good ol' HEB Paxton saw a fun, blue envelope and asked me if that was what we would send his Paci's away in? 

Seizing the moment I said "yes, want to buy one?"  "Okay mom! We can send them to baby Johanna and baby Jamie tonight! Ok, mom?" 

Well. Okay.  Here we go.  

I encouraged him to pick out a few toys he wanted from the crappy HEB toy aisle. Which proved to be a good strategy because there was nothing over $20, and he picked a movie (the new HOME movie) and 3 $1 trucks for his sand table.  

We got home and the deal was if he slept all night long without his paci he could have his movie and toys in the morning.  

Much to my glorious surprise he felt led to give up his Paci's for nap (aka quiet time) given that he could have his trucks after.  Done Son.  

He did awesome and spent a good hour playing with his sand table and trucks when he "woke up" - AKA - spent 30 min in his room then came downstairs.  I call that a win.  

Later this evening we explained it was time to put them in the envelope - seal it up and put it on the door step to be mailed away.  He did it proudly- see below... 

We packaged his Paci's and put them on the doorstep to be sent away.  He took a bath, put on superhero Jammie's so he could be brave, watched a show and went to bed.  No tears.  No asking for them.  Nothing.  

Just goes to show waiting until HE was ready was so worth it.  I am so proud of him.  So proud.  

He's had Paci's since he was a week old (as if you weren't already judging us he had one until he was 4, go ahead and judge us I gave my nursing baby a paci a week into it - gasp!) anyways- imagine having something every day for 4 years.  Whether he "needed" it or not - he gave it up just like that.  So brave.  

Let your child's needs and family's needs overshadow what everyone else thinks you should do.  He got rid of them when he was ready.  I'm so thankful we didn't fall into the judgement trap and force something he wasn't ready for.  

I'm so proud of my brave Pax.  Bye bye Paci's!