Bye-Bye Pacis

Today Coleman said goodbye to his pacis. Well "bye bye 'bapa'" as he has called them for some time now. We've been telling him for a little over a week now that when he gets a big boy pillow he will have to say "bye by"e to his pacis. Today we went to choose a special pillowcase for his new pillow and he chose blue. I'm hoping to find one with puppies or sports balls on it to match his room decor, but blue will do for now. After lunchtime, I put the pillowcase on his new pillow and made a big deal about how "cool" it was to have a big boy pillow. I let him walk around the house with it while I continued to explain what was going to happen at nap. He ran to his room and grabbed a paci from his crib (they have only been allowed in his crib for nap and nigh time for some time now), and he walked around the house with his paci and his pillow.

I had to snap a picture of the last time he would have his beloved paci:

We went to his room and I put him in his crib and had him gather all the pacis and put them in a baggie. He said "bye bye paci" to each one, then finally we had to find the last one (in his mouth), he took it out with no problem and put it in the bag. I gave him his new pillow for his crib and his puppy....30 minutes later he was asleep and has taken his usual 2 hour afternoon nap! Happy Mama! I'm hoping tonight will go just as well - but I'm prepping myself for some upset if he wakes up in the middle of the night. What's the rule - 3 days of tough times, then it gets easier? So hopefully by Monday we'll be all set without having our paci.

The biggest challenge is going to be at church when we drop him off in his nursery room. He's been doing great the last 4 weeks, but he always has his paci. Guess I'll have to start prepping him for that one when he wakes up!!

I don't know why I picked today - I just did. Maybe I did it so abruptly so I wouldn't be sad over this big milestone in my Coleman's life (or more of a milestone for me, signifying that he is really starting to grow up and isn't a baby anymore). Yay for no more pacis!! Next step - big boy bed (i.e. taking down one side of the crib)