The other day, I wrote about Rowan, and how he had begun chewing on his big blanket. I was SO discouraged. Sure enough, it was the same story after his nap. His blanket was wet and had clearly been chewed in a few different spots.
I asked you guys for advice, and you offered up a lot! It was all positive and non-judgemental, which I really appreciated. I’ll likely go forward with a thing or two after Rowan’s doctors appointment next week. He’s not going in specifically for this, just his two year check, and Solly has a check at the same time. But I’m looking forward to running this stuff by my doctor!
That evening, I was feeling wiped out and discouraged, and Brady offered me a break, to go be upstairs for a bit and he would take care of bedtime on his own. I readily accepted. The kids ran up to our room and smothered me in hugs and kisses before actually tucking in for the night. From my spot upstairs, bedtime sounded completely normal. When Brady came upstairs, I asked Brady is he gave Rowan a pep talk about chewing his blanket.
Instead, Brady said, he had folded up Rowan’s blanket, put it in his closet while he watched, and said he was sorry, but that Rowan couldn’t have his blanket tonight. And Rowan said ok. And that was it.
*** To be clear, this has NEVER been presented to Ro as a punishment. EVER. He doesn’t think he’s lost his blanket because he’s in trouble, or anything like that. No grey area there.
Since that day that we discovered Rowan was chewing his big blanket, he hasn’t slept with a blanket. Not at all. He has his foxy and his pillow in his crib, and that is it. And he hasn’t complained or fussed or even asked. Its like he doesn’t even miss it! I don’t know! He’s still totally happy. He goes to bed fine, wakes up happy, and seems to be the exact same boy that he was before we stole his original comfort item. Beyond that, he even asked to sleep without his shirt last night! So perhaps his lack of blanket has opened up the door to a newfound freedom?? Lol! I’m grasping here, just hoping that I’ve not permanently damaged my spirited little boy.
Today, though, I was once again reminded why we took his blankets away when he posed for a picture.
Look at those teeth!!!! 😃 They look SO good, and SO aligned! Its just an improvement I can’t pretend isn’t there. I’m continuing to feel relief that his face is changing shape, and that the sacrifices he is having to make as a two year old are worth it.
Let’s just hope we’re not doing any irreparable damage by taking his covers…..