Nanny 911

Annoying sometimes as they may be, these nannies know what they are talking about. This is one of my favorite shows to watch. In today's episode Nanny Stella helped a family who had two children, 3 and 5, who both still used sippy cups at night and pacifiers all the time. I watched her take them away from the children and I think I was as anxious as the parents on the show when they did it. The first night the children cried ALL NIGHT. The next night they cried until midnight then went to bed. The third day they were over both the sippy cups and pacies. It was hard on both the children and the parents but harder for the parents I think. One thing I see over and over on this show is that it is the parent's hang ups that are holding the children back, and if they can get over their own anxieties their children will follow suit.
I know that is true for me, I have been tougher with Wyatt and he is still alive! haha. He sleeps on his own and is on a good schedule, maybe it's because Bianca is my first baby or because she is a girl but it's been hard for me to make her let go of things. She still drinks milk from a bottle and has two pacifiers that she uses during the day and night. I kept putting off taking away these things because she finally started sleeping through the night when she turned 2 and I didn't want anything to mess that up, then we moved her to her big girl bed, and then we moved to a new place, then I had a baby, then she got sick, it seems like there is always something. I know I just need to get over it and make the change. Now I'm weary to do it because we may be moving soon, but I have to do it sometime, and I think she is old enough to be over these two things. She is overall emotionally healthy and happy. I think she can handle it. I just hope that I can. EEEEEK. I think I better watch a couple more episodes to empower myself.