What's up with Carrera.

I took Carrera's pacifier away on Monday for good. (I almost took it away on Friday, but I forgot.) Other than asking for it when she wakes up in the morning, she has been just fine without it. I knew she would be. Half the time she would fall asleep without it anyway and if she did have it, it would fall out as soon as she was asleep. She did wake up at ten last night asking for it. When I reminded her that she doesn't use it anymore she was fine with that. I did let her crawl in bed with me and fall asleep before I moved her back to her bed. Now if I can get Colton and Calvin to quit sucking on their fingers! Colton asks permission to suck his fingers, but Calvin has been sucking them almost constantly. Actually I slapped his hand the other day because I got fed up (I RARELY resort to violence with my kids. It always means I need a time out.) It isn't so much that he sucks them, but the attitude that comes with the sucking. His pouty "I can't do anything for myself, everyone is against me" attitude. I'm trying to teach them that if they have a problem then they need to get up off their butt and solve it.

Carrera is completely potty trained, meaning that she goes all by herself (including wiping, flushing & hand washing). This means no more diaper buying for me!! Although I change my fair share of daycare kid diapers.

She is right in the middle of the terrible-threes. She can be downright evil to other kids. We're working on it. At least I have been through it with other three-year-olds so I know it is a stage, and most likely an important one.