Don't judge me...

Don't judge me because I just now made my 4 year old give up his Paci. Yes, I know it is bad for his teeth, yes, I know he is too old, yes, I know, it looks ridiculous...blah blah blah. I am his mommy, he is my baby. It was hard for us! But, we finally did it!
Griffin Walter Sutherland is Pacifier free!!!!!!!!!
Griffin had actually pretty much given it up at 3 years old right before the babies were born, but then they came home and he saw their paci's and Walt and I were so deathly tired, we just gave him his back without a fuss. We have tried several times in this past year but with school and the babies, we would always give in and give it back. Well, last week he was getting ready for bed and he went into the bathroom to potty and it happened...He dropped his beloved orange and green paci in to the toilet! He wanted me to go wash it but I told him I was too tired and I would do it in the morning, but for that night he had to sleep without it. The next morning he asked for it but I told him I still hadn't washed it so he went to school and forgot it. When he got home he asked again and I told him I couldn't get it clean (it still had pee pee water on it...yuck!). Well that was last Monday, so on Sunday, almost 1 week Paci-free, I took him to Build A Bear and we made "Paci Panda". Grif took his favorite Paci, told it goodbye and I love you, stuck it in the Panda Bear and it got sewed up. He is now sleeping with that Panda every night and when he asks for his Paci, I remind him it is in Panda's tummy safe and sound. I threw his others in the trash just to remove temptation from myself. This has been just as hard on me as on Griffin. He is a big boy now, but he will always be my baby.