I called them at 9 this morning and was told that there is a "technological problem" in our neighborhood and I need to call them in 4-5 days to reschedule an installation. I honestly believe that no one was going to call me to tell me this information. So irritating.
Anna has a cold though so we ended up staying home all day again today. I really don't mind staying home all day, it's just that yesterday I really wanted to go to that coffee and meet some new people so I'm still feeling frustrated about that.
I am attempting to formulate a plan to rid the pacifier from Anna's life. Although she only has it at naptime & bedtime, she is currently using a size too small (up to 18 months) and even if they did sell the next size here (I looked), I don't want to buy the next size. Also, since we are planning to move her to her toddler bed when the sea shipment arrives I don't want to get into the problem of the pacifiers falling off of the bed in the middle of the night (and having to go help her find them). And, of course, I'd like to not have her using the pacifier when Baby comes—and I don't want her own pacifier use in recent memory.
Since she has a cold this week, we are planning February 1 to be our first day pacifier-free (it's a Thursday so we'll hopefully have the worst of if on the weekend). We just need to decide if we are going to poke holes in them or talk up the "pacifier fairy" and have it be more of a voluntary thing on her part. If we go the pacifier fairy route, I need to come up with a good gift from the fairy... If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
Edited to add: in reading other parents' stories about getting rid of the pacifier, I came across this hilarious photo.
We have always planned on Ashley's 2nd birthday to have her give the pacifier to the "Sucky Fairy." I feel like she is more attached to it now though so I am thinking it will be a struggle!!! She also only gets it at naps/sleep or in the car sometimes. I will be waiting to read your advice.
I just read your blog and things seem to being going well in Qatar and with the new baby!! But I understand the pacifier situation - as a matter of fact, we just got Lindsay to stop sucking her thumb! But my advice for the pacifier would be to do what my friend with twins did. She told them that at their 2 year old check up that all kids have to turn in their paci's to the doctor. They give them to new little babies who need them more and that the cut-off age is 2. That's just the rules. When they got to the doctor, they handed them over with no questions asked. After all - that's the rules! It worked and they never asked for them again.
I love that idea, Jessica! Thank you! I can totally see Anna going along with that reasoning. I will have to see how to schedule her two-year appointment when I go to the OB next week...