A generous offer

I was tempted to put a picture up of Bianca's pacifier before we sent it away but I didn't want to have her see it accidentally and have a melt down. Daddy (he's the strong one) decided finally that it was time to send it to another baby by putting it in the mailbox. He saw how worn it was and thought it was getting to be dangerous. So we are sitting at the dinner table and he tells Bianca it's time to mail it away. She says "OK, I think another baby can use it now" to my amazement but I was still skeptical. I have to admit I was scared, really scared, mostly that she would no longer take naps and that her night time sleep would be affected, not to mention the crying fits I imagined in my head after watching countless episodes where the pacifier was taken away on Nanny 911. I gave Eric a look like are you sure? and out they went to the mailbox. Later on he brought it back in just to make me feel better I think. But to Bianca it was gone. She did not cry one tear. It took her longer than usual to fall asleep but she did. She has woken up a couple of times looking for it, but then after I remind her she sent it away she goes back to sleep. I was right about the naps though, I've lost my couple hours of what I would call "a break" during the day pretty much from now on. She naps every couple of days if I'm lucky. But I have to say that I'm very proud of my little girl. She has transitioned well. Sometimes I think I hold her back, that I still want her to be a baby, my little baby bonk. She will always be my baby I guess and I need to make sure I let her grow as she is ready. So here she is (picture above) at the zoo with her little construction hat on and her binoculars to see the animals. She is growing up and I love her more than life, my little bonka boo.