Today we celebrated Erin's 3rd birthday, and that means that tonight she has to give her wobbies (pacifiers) back to the Wobbie Fairy. Then the WF will leave her a present! I came up with this in desperation to break her wobbie addiction. We've been talking about it for weeks.

Yesterday she decorated a gift bag to leave her wobbies in, and for the WF to leave her present in. We ran her little legs off today and got her all tired out. About 8:30 we started making sure we had all the wobbies in the bag. It suddenly dawned on her that the WF was going to TAKE AWAY her beloved wobbies! I think she had in mind that the WF would leave her a present AND she would get to keep the wobbies. Once this info sank in, the tears began.

I was trying to comfort her, telling her the WF would take them to new little babies who really needed them, and she was a big girl now, etc. She was sobbing inconsolably. I tried to wipe the tears off her face, and she pushed me away and said, "Mommy, don't wipe off my cryings!"

When it got to be bedtime, she was so tired from playing (and crying) that she fell asleep on my bed waiting for me to put on my pj's. I carried her off to her own bed and stayed with her a few minutes until she settled down. I haven't heard a peep out of her since! I figured we'd be up all night with her. I'm curious to see how it goes from here.

The WF is leaving her two pairs of earrings, one of diamond studs and one of little gold hearts, along with a nice note about the baby who's getting the wobbies. I hope this all goes OK. I've been worried that she would cry for a week, at least!

Wish us luck!