February 2013

February - just another cold snuggly month in our lives...

G enjoyed many a "nap nest"

These are his two favorite loveys...

We found a puffy sticker bucket. 

Who puts stickers on paper anyway?

Please notice the toy hand.

With a death grip on his two favorite policemen figures.

On this day we napped at opposite ends of the couch. It was sweet.

I love G's hair...

They love reading the playmobil "magazines" (booklets that come in the box).

J's first solo castle.

I loved watching his process.

And I'm sure he loved that G wasn't bossing his every move.

Nap nest.

Toy hand.

On this day, February 12, 2013.

G decided on his own to give up his bink. 

Binks are for babies. Big boys get to enjoy big boy toys.

So here he is, the next morning, enjoying his playmobil swat team police van.

We knew that he was old enough to not have his bink (and knew we needed to get rid of it). But since he's not just a year or anything, we didn't want to just take them away. As with everything in life, G has his own plan. We tried potty training so many times and he would refuse. When he was ready it was a piece of cake. So we kept talking up big boy toys and letting him know that as soon as he wanted, he could just "try" to sleep without it...we weren't going to pressure him. What do you know, he decided at dinner and it was a done deal. We told him he could just ask for it if he changed his mind... 

I mean, it took him like 3 hours to go to sleep and he said that "lovey missed his bink friend" a few times - but no tears and not once did he ask for it back. We were so shocked and proud of him!

The only downside - the naps in the nap nest pretty much ended... 

Sometimes he'd fall asleep, but not as often.

We got another big snow.

The boys had a blast "sledding" down the front yard in their snow suits!

Always in costume...