Soother Fairy

Thanks to Kirsten Matthies who gave me the idea for a soother fairy!

AdaLynn has only used her soother for naps and night time for the last year or so, but when she's sick, we usually let her take her blanket and soother with her throughout the day to provide extra comfort. The only problem with that is that she doesn't want to stop doing that when she feels better. So this time, we've come up with a solution. In the morning we tell her that she's a big girl and big girls don't need their soothers during the day. We don't let her leave her room before she gives us her soother. We tell her that the soother fairy will take care of it for her while she is busy being a big girl. So she gives us her soother and we hide it. Then when it's nap time we tell her that she needs to call the fairy to ask for her soother. We get her to spin in a circle and we say:

Soother fairy, soother fairy, I've been a good big girl

Soother fairy, soother fairy, now it's time for nap

At which point we drop the soother on the floor without her seeing us do it. Then she giggles, puts it in her mouth and we all head off to tuck her into bed.

I love my little girl!