Tonight, she played around in her bed for a little longer than usual but then fell asleep without any crying or fussing or thumb sucking! Yeah! (I kept peeking in on her every 5 minutes and she kept smiling from bed like, "Why are you spying on me all the time?")
Someone asked what we're doing to keep her from sucking her thumb. She has a silky blankie that she would rub between her fingers while she sucked her thumb. For about 2 months, I said that the blankie would be taken back to its Mommy by the "blankie fairy" and then she'd have to stop sucking her thumb. The "blankie fairy" arrived on the eve of her 3rd birthday. She seemed okay with the idea until it went away, then she was very sad and said she wanted it back. We've also been painting her thumb with stuff specifically designed to make thumbs taste yucky. She likes to paint it herself, because it's like her own nail polish. I tried to put a sock on her hand before bed but she didn't want it. Mostly, she just knows she's not supposed to suck her thumb anymore. So she's thrown a few fits because she doesn't like the decision but is getting over it and hasn't sucked her thumb at all today.
So far things are looking good. It only took 3 days to break Maxine. Juliet appears to be on the same track! Keep your fingers crossed.
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