BYE BYE "BAPPY"

Drum roll please...........Merrin is officially pacifier free (or "bappy" free as Merrin likes to call it)! It was a decision I debated over for some time but considering the recommendation of Merrin's pediatrician who feels you should pull the pacifier around 18 months, and the fact that I didn't want to wait until Merrin was 2 because that's when the new baby will arrive and I just didn't think it would be fair to pull it then, right when she is having to adjust to the fact that she is not the only apple of my eye, and plus I didn't want to do it in a few months while transitioning her to a big girl bed (I'm only brave enough for one milestone at a time) which left me with little choice...either do it now or wait until she is in Kindergarten :) I am sure many of you moms can relate to my extreme amount of anxiety with pulling this wonderful invention away from my precious baby but much...MUCH... to my surprise, Merrin has handled it beautifully!!! Man, these pediatricians really know their stuff!! He told me that it probably wouldn't be as bad as I thought but I didn't believe him (I'm such a skeptic). Ever since Merrin turned one, she really only had her pacifier during nap times and bedtime so my fear was that my child would never sleep again but on the first night it only took 30 minutes of uncomfortable crying to get her fast asleep, the second night it took a little less but then tonight she was out within 30 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!! I apologize for the above bragging but I'm just so proud of my girl, she amazes me every day...
Here is a look-back at some happy times Merrin had with her "bappy"!