Goodbye Soft Blankie

In realizing that this cute little guy will probably be my last, milestones like these are bittersweet for me.

As you may or may not know, he never took to a pacifier like my two oldest did. Instead, this is what he finagled:

A few weeks ago before bedtime he was disheartened because we couldn't find his "soft blankie." I looked high and low, to and fro, but nothing. He ALWAYS has his little blankie for bedtime just so he can hold onto an edge of it while sucking his fingers. That night he went to bed soft blankieless. He actually didn't complain for too long, being the easier going little guy that he is. I did feel a little sad for him though. I used to have my favorite little blankie that I sucked my thumb with. In fact, probably up until kindergarten. Then my Papa started coating my thumb with nasty tasting stuff and I didn't feel that it was worth it anymore.

A few days later Steve noticed the soft blankie tucked behind our mattress and the wall. It would have been fun watching the sheer joy on m' little guy's face, being reunited with a long lost friend. BUT that wasn't going to happen. Because with his blankie gone, his finger sucking habit magically disappeared too! Such a sad and happy time for me. I will miss seeing him snuggle with his blankie, sucking on his cute little fingers. But I am also relieved that I don't have to deal with breaking the sucking on fingers habit!

Goodbye Soft Blankie...



The "First" Milestone

In a previous blog post I mentioned something about a "first" milestone. I thought I'd better post it before it being too outdated.

Buddy graduated to a toddler bed.

I'm thinking this happened a couple of months ago. Sheesh! Such is the story of my life. The adjustment went quite well. The only draw back was that he wanted to sleep with his (actually mine) mini drawer full of notions (tacks, rubberbands, buttons, misc. game pieces, etc...) that he loves playing with (and drives me crazy). When I insisted they stay on the ground he pitched a fit. Other than that, all went well.

His crib was transformed into a toddler bed.

Here's when he starts getting upset.

Later on, all is well. Fast asleep.

Another Milestone!

Before I begin with this milestone, I must explain why it's "another milestone."

Plain and simple, I haven't blogged about the first one yet. It's on it's way...

And now this milestone:
Potty Training!

We tried several months ago, but decided Buddy wasn't quite ready. 

Today HE decided he was ready and asked to sit on his

"potty froggy." 

I was already prepared with the intent of getting him trained as soon as I had a non-busy week to dedicate my time. I had a basket-ful of goodies for him to choose from each time he went in his "potty froggy."

His first three choices (surprise, surprise) were the Hot Wheels cars: