Yesterday Ryann and Addison received a letter from the "Tucky Fairy" she told them that they were big girls and it was her job to collect tuckies from the big girls/boys and give them to the babies that needed them. She left an envelope for them to collect them all from around the house and put them inside. Then they were to leave them in the mailbox for her to pickup and she would leave them a special surprise in return. Ryann was so excited! I wondered if she really knew what this meant. Alyssa helped her find all the tuckies and they put them in the mailbox.
A few hours right before bedtime the doorbell rang and she left them a special gift.
Ryann has found a new interest in Pet Shops and will sneak in to Alyssa's room and steal them away from Alyssa. Alyssa is very possessive of her 100+ pet shops. She has them all named and know where/when she got each one! What do you know the fairy left Ryann some of her very own Pet Shops! Addison got a little bear that plays music, she wasn't to interested had really had no idea what in the world was going on. We had to take them away from both. ALL or nothing baby! They went down for bed just fine. Ryann did wake up a few hours later and asked for her tuck but when we told her where they were she was fine. NO CRYING FOR TUCKIES!! YEAH! I know it has been only one day...I am optimistic it will be fine! They have no choice because they are gone. This idea took what could be a horrible situation and turned it into a special fun one. I mean how often are we visited by a fairy? I can't take credit for this idea. I saw it on the Supper Nanny. Thanks Supper Nanny! (It also helped having all the mailing envelopes on hand thanks to our ebay store.)
2 comments:
I know how it goes, but it is better taking the pacifier away. I still have a son, almost 5 years old and he sucks his two right fingers. My daughter had a pacifier up until 2 1/2 and when we moved to AZ she was a big girl and threw it away, plus no more crib but a new bed. She has been good ever since. I like the fairy idea though!
that's awesome. When it comes time to take away thumbsucking, it may be a little harder than that. Briley is a huge fan of her thumb. oops! We miss you too.
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