Mommy Brag Time

As some of you know, my baby Nicholas (he's 2 and a half now) has made use of the comforting properties of both a soother and a blanket. I have been hesitant to remove them because I figured he'd lose interest in his own time and if I tried to wean him off or just abruptly removed them, he'd be wanting them more and NEVER get rid of them. Well the time has come...he has lost the soother and seems to be releasing the blanket too.

I spent all of 2 days just taking the soother away during the day when he was just letting it hang on its tether. If he didn't want it, why have it on his shirt, right? It became out of sight, out of mind. He asked for it the first day when he was getting tired and when he got hurt while playing with Nathan. The next day, only when he was getting tired. The third day, he didn't ask for it at all. I think I lucked out and caught him at the exact right time for this.

As for the blanket, he used to cart it around EVERYWHERE. If he didn't want to carry it any more, he'd put it on his head like a head scarf. It has now spent the majority of the time on the floor (or counter). He is now picking it up mostly to ball up and throw at me or Nathan. He isn't using it to fall asleep now but he still wants it when he wakes up in the middle of the night. Half the time in the mornings, he'll just leave it in his bed.

OK, 2 toddler/preschooler things done, time to get serious about using the toilet. He has shown SOME interest in it but not consistantly. He uses the toilet more often if I suggest it...not always, but more often. I'm trying not to panic about it but he needs to be toilet trained by September when he's enrolled to go to playschool. It's coming along, slowly.