Wordless Wednesday

Bye Bye Binky

Each weekend I swear I am going to blog every single day the following week- I have no idea what goes wrong-but I suspect it has something to do with Facebook and Twitter eating up my time. I'll do better this week-maybe.

On Wednesday I made the decision to put the kibosh on Eliza's binky habit. Since Jude was born she had become even more attached to her binkies and was asking for them almost all the time. Before Jude was born she had only used them for sleep. It was getting to the point where she would scream and cry uncontrollably saying, "ZAZA need binky" or "ZAZA want binky." I would say no for a while but eventually I would just give in to make her stop the insanity. I know this is probably the worst thing I could have done-but it did get her quiet.

So on Wednesday I decided no more Binky. It was kinda a spur of the moment decision. I was just fed up with the tantrums. Also, I had promised the dentist we would say goodbye at 2 years anyway and I didn't want to explain myself or lie at her appointment in December. We knew if we waited any longer it would just be harder for everyone.

We told her the binky fairy came and took her binkies to give to other little babies who needed them. We showed her the empty cup where we usually stored them and that was it. I never thought I would be using any kind of fairy story with E but-like I said-it was spur of the moment and I was desperate. Pete and I were both expecting her to go through some MAJOR withdrawal. I expected lots of crying, no naps and sleepless nights for at least a few days. However, Eliza really surprised us both. She has asked for the binky only a handful of times since Wednesday. She did cry and ask for it at bedtime the first night. I was laying in bed with Jude listening to her and Pete and I felt sad and guilty. Luckily, it didn't last long. She said, "binkies for the babies" and settled to sleep.

Overall, It has been a surprisingly easy transition. Thank goodness. She really is growing up fast!

Jude doesn't seem to be a big fan of the binky so I might phase it out after four months-unless he seems to need it still. I am wondering what life will be like when I am not constantly looking for a binky.

I'd unravel any riddle...

I miss sleep. Or should I say I miss extended periods of sleep. I miss REM. I really miss the long naps I took with Eliza when I was pregnant.

Jude still gets up every two-three hours at night and sometimes he gets up more than that.I think I have learned to live on less sleep. I just tell myself adapt, improvise and overcome. I think that is what all moms eventually do in this situation. I really have no choice but to function on what I would consider to be a schedule of mental torture. I do go to bed VERY early. I know it makes me a lame ass but if I need to go to bed at 9:00pm to function- I am going to bed.

I am pretty much brainless at this point. I do pretty well in my house doing things that require little or no thought. However, I went to the store one day and totally lost my car in the parking lot. I was wandering around and around and had no clue where I parked. I also have trouble with simple things like food shopping-the thought that goes into selecting produce is just too much for me. I ran into a neighbor and could barely hold a conversation. That is what sleep deprivation does to the brain.

I might as well have straw up there.

I have big enough bags under my eyes for a two week vacation.

ah vacation- I used to sleep on vacation.

My straw for brains has me thinkin all funny. Eliza LOVES to watch Mary Poppins and usually watches a fifteen minute snippet here and there at some point during the day. Last night we watched it too close to bed time and every single time Jude woke up to eat I could not get this song out of my head.

Sister Suffragette

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Happy Halloween

We had a fantastic Halloween. E dressed as a flower and Jude was a giraffe. I wore a scarecrow costume my mom made about 25 years ago! We went trick-or-treating for about an hour and then E was pooped. She discovered she could EAT the candy. She handed out candy with my mom- all the while taking all the Kit Kats and declaring, "red ones for za za!" Oh Boy are we in trouble!

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Fall Family Day!

Yesterday we went apple and pumpkin picking at a local pick your own farm. It was a perfect fall day and we had a great time. her are some snapshots from the day.