NO MORE DIDDY

Diddy A.K.A. Pacifier. 
We are going on three weeks without it.  After almost 2 1/2 years we are DONE. 
It has been in the talks for months (probably closer to a year).  We had mostly limited it to naps, bedtime, and the occasional long car ride.  It was starting to become an obsession.  Maddie would ask to lay in her bed and would often sneak in her room and stand by her bed with it in her mouth. 
One night while at the dinner table, Maddie was not cooperating…trying to get down from the table, not trying anything on her plate, and just being overall cranky.  I said to her “if you don’t stop acting like that I am going to throw your diddy away”.  I don’t know why it came to me like that.  It sounds awful typing it out, but that is exactly what happened.  Well the behavior continued, so I got her diddy and tossed it out the door (once again, I don’t know why I threw it outside, but I did).  She just looked at me and said “mommy throw my diddy away?”  I said “yep, no more diddy”.  We continued our evening as usual and when it came to bedtime and her asking for it we just reminded her that I had thrown it away and that she would have to sleep without it.   She never really cried or fussed.  She went to bed and we have never looked back! 
Over the next couple of days she did ask for it at nap and bedtime, but we just reminded her that it was gone and she was a big girl now. 
It feels good.  Real good.  The only time that it has made me sad is when we say our prayers at night she has said on several occasions “God bless my diddy”.  It pulls on the heartstrings just a little bit.  But I quickly get over it and thank the Lord that we are not tied down to that piece of plastic anymore….We no longer have to hear those words “I want my diddy ba-ba”…well until this new baby comes along….
First time with the plug…

After 2 1/2 years we said “good bye"

R.I.P. DIDDY BA-BA
2.3.10-7.10.12

Yes, that just happened…

I have to share this story that happened over a week ago, because if I don’t jot it down it might get lost in this pregnancy brain of mine. 

We were getting ready to head to the pool, so I was letting Maddie run around naked while I was checking email and paying a couple of bills.  I heard her in my bathroom chatting away with Brady as if they were BFF’s (which in her mind they probably are).  She was singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and saying “now Brady you sing”.  The poor kid never got a response from him, though.  haha! 

The next thing I know she comes into the office and looks at me and says “Mommy I poo poo’ed”.  Immediately I jump up and say “where???”.  Maddie then said “in mommy and daddy’s bathroom.  Brady ate it”.  WHAT!?!!  I quickly ran into the bathroom to look for any evidence of her actually pooping in there.  I couldn’t see any.  I asked her where she pooped and she said “the rug”.  I am not kidding, I got down on my hands and knees and even started to smell the rug.  I asked her again what happened and she answered the same way “I poo poo’ed.  Brady ate it".

Well I will never know if this actually did occur, but I have to believe that she was telling the truth.  How would a two year old make that up? 

I have a dog that won’t eat his own food half the time, but yet will indulge in a two year old’s poop.  Awesome.

Our First House

We have officially been in our house for two months now.  Time has quickly passed us by.  We have stayed super busy unpacking boxes, getting organized, painting (we have painted the office and Maddie’s room so far), doing yardwork, slowly buying things, and just trying to settle in.  We love it.  It feels so great to be in our own house for the first time since being married.  Five years of marriage, four years of medical school, one child, and one on the way and we have finally been able to do it! 

There is so much left to do, but we will tackle projects as they come.  The next thing is to get baby William’s nursery together.  We have picked out the color and gathered lots of décor, so we are well on our way!

Our New Blog!

You have found our new family blog!  I have about tore out my hair on how to get a new one set up and import all of our posts throughout the past 2 1/2 years and I finally figured it out!  Please follow us and I hope to be get back into the blogging swing of things especially when little William gets here.  Only a few short months to go until we meet this little guy!