(Can’t see the video at the top of this post? Click here. It’s of Chris and Mackenzie. Holy cute.)
This past Saturday was so much fun. So full of beautiful memories. We made ebelskivers with dark chocolate for breakfast, played at the pool with Mackenzie, shopped for groceries, and then Chris made the best salmon and couscous I have ever tasted.
Such a simple way to spend the day, but it left my heart full, wanting nothing.
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Last Saturday at Mackenzie’s nine-month checkup, her pediatrician recommended that we wean her from her pacifier immediately. She said that we have a window right now, and if we miss it, we might end up with a two- or three-year-old who still needs her paci.
I have no idea if this is true. A few people have warned us or discouraged us from using a paci, but it has been so helpful with her sleep training that I truly haven’t cared.
But I DO want Mackenzie to learn to self soothe, so I agreed to the plan.
We went cold turkey on Saturday. She dropped her paci on the floor, and I didn’t give it back to her. We’ve been paci free ever since.
The unexpected consequence has been that she still wants to be soothed, and so now she wants to nurse to sleep. Every. single. time. I feel like a human pacifier.
The worst part is that her naps have all but disappeared. She wakes up as soon as I set her down, and if I leave her in her crib, she just hollers and plays. Today’s most successful nap was 12 minutes long.
I don’t know if this is sleep regression or teething or both, but man, oh, man.
I want the paci back.
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Mackenzie has changed so much in the last month. She engages with us, plays with us, talks to us. I’m starting to see a little girl when I look at her, and not just my sweet baby.
Mackenzie seems to get more active by the day. No crawling (yet!), but she is obsessed with her toys. Everything is a game. She loves to play and is always looking for an opportunity to engage us or draw a smile. She’s curious and expressive, but shy, too. She reaches out to us for assurance.
She’s crazy smart. Today we played with magnets on the fridge. She took them off and tried to put them back on. She tries to turn the pages of her favorite books. Her latest favorite game is putting something in her mouth and then trying to put it in mine.
She also turns to us for comfort in a real and intentional way. We were in a meeting on Wednesday, and she was unsure of things. She was sitting in my lap and tilted her head up to make eye contact with me, and then she turned and leaned her head on me. She hugs my neck when she’s tired or doesn’t feel well.
Mackenzie’s relationship with Annie and Sydney is changing, too. She loves to pet them, and today she tried to feed Annie her toy blocks. I love it when Mackenzie laughs when Annie catches a ball.
This is a really fun age, but full of new challenges. Her world is expanding, and so is ours.
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