Ahhh there is a peace of mind!

We are a little over two weeks now with pacie rehab and let me just tell you folks....things are going very well! I believe that if you stick to something (which is hard to do) and make the determination that this is what will happen....IT CAN!
Our little Bobina will be thanking us some day when someone says she's not strong enough, she will say O YEAH...well let me just show you!
We are so proud of her...and ourselves!

How's rehab going?

Well it's been a bumpy couple days, but our little Bobina is doing better and each day a little bit stronger and more independent of that plastic thing!
When you are determined to stick to something and know that the outcome will be for the better no matter what you have to go through, you just do it. In the end it will be worth it! Let's hope tonight will be a peaceful one....with lots of zzzzz's!

Rehab...

We have completed our fourth night in pacifier rehab....it's been an emotional roller coaster ride for our little Bobina. Let me just tell you that if another child comes along in our family he/she will not have a pacifier! O how this little piece of plastic and rubber has been our friend....or enemy!

It was a decision made by all in our home that January 1st would be the day that we would gather all the pacifiers, put them in a decorated box and place it in the mailbox for Fairy Mary (you know from Tinker Bell....she created this one all on her own) to pick up. We even thought that Fairy Mary might leave a gift if she made it through the night!

The first night was the toughest, crying for awhile as we tossed her off and on to each other (good way not to crack and give in)! I felt so bad for our little Bobina, but in my mind this is going to make her stronger! She did finally fall asleep after 9:00 pm on the couch and then off to bed she went with only to wake up at 1:00 am screaming! The screaming lasted for a good half-hour until a little light went off in my head, "I should distract her!" I'm a genius! Come on really! So after a talk of, "would you like me to read a book to you" and a nod of "yes", the tears stopped and off we went to the rocking chair at 1:30 am to read "The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher." The book did the trick and then the other problem....wanting to lay in bed with us. What are you going to do? So her first night she slept in our bed and all was good until she awoke at 7:00 am the next morning and remembering that "I GAVE UP MY PACIE!" Off to the mailbox she demanded and so with my eyes puffy and feeling like a limp spaghetti noodle, off to the mailbox we went. After a few minutes of putting on my boots, coat, hat, her coat, her hat...we were off to the mailbox! As little Bobina opened the mailbox, she realized that what was inside was not her box, but a BIG gift from FAIRY MARY! Dora books, stickers and a little lighting mac queen match box car! She seemed to be excited........until nap time! A few cries came out and then it was ok, how about a movie while you try to sleep? That did the trick to take her mind off of pacie, but the eyes never closed! Yes folks, the eyes were open during nap time for three days! Can you say CRANKY! Wow, I had thoughts of bolting for the car and driving as far away from here as possible, but since I brought this child into this world I was going to be the responsible adult and fight my way through this as well. Besides she is the one suffering, not me....I'm just exhausted! So finally yesterday around 2:00 she was laying on the couch watching Tinker Bell when she finally fell asleep....ahh piece of mind!

So today was her first day back at school and the fear of her crying for her pacie at nap time; WITHOUT US THERE and them not hearing us say "we have pulled the plug" scared me all day, I can't take a set back.....or I will need a pacifier! But when I got home and asked her, she told me she had a nap with out her pacie! She does a good job of telling me what I want to hear! For some unknown reason I believe her, but the truth will be told tomorrow morning!

This evening she did her normal routine and with the fear looming inside me that we will go through another tough night of crying and begging for the couch or our bed, she actually went in her bed and fell asleep! CAN YOU HEAR ME SINGING!!!!!!!! I will pray tonight before I fall asleep that this will continue.....I can handle a bit of hell for a sunny road ahead!

Ring in the new year!

Last night, we sat on the coach to say goodbye to 08 and hello to 09! It wasn't a heartbreaking moment to say goodbye to 08; definitely not one of the best years. Don't get me wrong, there were some great moments in 08, but it was definitely challenging. I'm looking forward to 09 and have some of my own goals that I have planned. It will be a wide open road and I hope to travel it with the top down and my hair blowing in the wind (or something like that).

Happy 34 months old!

Dear Little Bobina,

You turned 34 months old yesterday, and yes in only two more months you will be 3! Where does time go? We have had a ton of snow in the past couple weeks, but today it is raining and I wanted so badly to take you outside on the sled. Today is Christmas Eve and I type this while you are asleep on the coach. You have been sick the past couple weeks and this stubborn little sick bug just won't go away. You were so generous to give it to me and now today is my turn to be grumpy and unpredictable, we can also blame the PMS for this! We'll have that talk someday down the road!

You have been very trying lately. I can't decide if it's from being sick or because you will be turning 3 soon. Either way, I do have my days where I would like to climb into a hole and wait for you to be done with your whining and crying. I know this is something you need to go through and I'm having to really learn about my patients. I hope that you will have more patients than me.
You are completely potty trained now! You were going through some problems the past couple weeks, not sure what your deal was, but you just decided to pee your pants whenever possible...even if you were standing in the bathroom! Some suggested maybe you had a urinary tract infection and the weird thing is that after giving you cranberry juice....you have stopped! I'm just glad that your back on track. I was getting really tired of doing laundry EVERY NIGHT!

You're learning a lot at school. You have had several different moms come in and talk about where they are from, since you do go to such a diverse school. It is 2008 you know, we are all about diversity! We really enjoy Whitney Bloomfield and all the teachers there, it's a great place! I still miss seeing your face through out the day!

So we went and saw Santa at the mall two weeks ago and stood in line for two hours! You did great! You walked up proudly and jumped on his lap without any fear, shocked mommy and daddy for sure! You told him you want "muffins" for Christmas, and he gave a big smile. I'm sure he will make that delivery! We also went on the Polar Express (AKA: Star Clipper Dinner Train) and had hot coco and cookies while listening to a story and music. You really enjoy watching the video clips.

Christmas is tomorrow and I hope it brings a smile to your face, you are my little angle!

I love you!
Love,

Mommy

It's the Polar Express!

We had our big adventure on the Polar Express last night. AKA: THe Star Clipper Train out of Walled Lake. THe train will be moving to Traverse City after the new year and we thought it would be fun to take our Little Bobina on the train for an evening of fun. She had a nice time and only took a couple sips of her hot coco...hmmm. It definitly felt like we were going to the North Pole, it was like %15 below last night....SO COLD! Painfully cold! We had a great time and once again the request was MUFFINS! Wow Santa, you have your work cut out for you!

All I want for Christmas is my.......

It's been a trying week with all the things going on with the auto loan and the Southern Republicans that don't deserve their titles. Don't even get me started......does a Island exist where we can throw these guys onto? Even with this bad news this week, we have had some great news in our home. The man of our home is not finished with his masters and managed to score all A's in the past five years.....yes I married a very smart man....just look at who he married!

Anyway I have far more better things to write about than stupid ignorant politicians right now, and one of them being that we took our little Bobina to see Santa today and wow was it so cute! After waiting in line for over two hours...yes folks two hours....(good thing it's the mall and there were a lot of people, I love people watching, yes sick I know) we really got a taste for what our "almost" three year old wants badly for Christmas. Yes, I know...what could a three year old know about "wanting" something for Christmas. Well I'm here to tell you that she knows what she wants and what she wants are MUFFINS! I will be off to Hiller's on Christmas eve in hopes that they will have her favorite muffins. I think she got "Santa" shy and couldn't think of anything and just blurted out MUFFINS! Whatever the case she is so cute and really enjoyed her 30 second visit with him. When we got home she sang "Jingle Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman" and pretended to be Santa while making myself and her daddy sit on her lap (with out crushing her) to tell her that we also want MUFFINS!

It was a great day!