One giant step farther from baby

Sarah taking some last moments with her passies.

All ready to give her passies to baby Katie.

Giving baby Katie all of her passies!!!!

Today Sarah gave baby Katie her passies!!! We had Sarah put her passies in a gift bag for Katie so she could bring them up to the hospital. Sarah seemed pretty excited about doing this...she showed everyone what was in her bag and how baby Katie should put them in her mouth when she cried or was tired. On the way to the hospital Sarah's face was in the gift bag and she was sneaking some final time with her passies. It was hilarious! We then left the hospital and went to watch the airplanes at the air show. After the air show we came home and tried to be brave for the battle ahead. I had purchased a new little puppy for her in hopes that would distract her from losing the passies. So we gave her the new puppy and told her how kind she was and what a big girl she was for giving the baby her passies and we put her to bed. She asked for her passies, but we put her in bed and closed the door, and paced around the living room. She then faked cried for a minute and then we heard her singing Twinkle Twinkle and playing with her puppy and finally nothing. SHE WENT TO SLEEP!!! I can not believe how easy it was given how much Sarah loves her passies at night. In fact yesterday (the day before giving up her passies) she took a nap and woke up crying and wouldn't stop. So I asked her if she wanted to go to bed and she said yes. I put her to bed and she played with her passies and babies for 45mins to an hour. That is when I began to doubt forgoing the passies. The night wasn't as easy as she cried for about 20 mins, but it wasn't terrible. It did bother Daddy quite a bit though but that is probably because she was crying for him. She woke up at 5:30 this morning and cried for 5 mins but went back to sleep. It seems we have forged ahead into childhood more. The only two major hurdles to getting over being a baby are a new bed and potty training, which we plan on doing both this summer. Where is time going? I won't have a baby anymore. At least I will get to hold Katie for a baby fix, and then after that Ashley's baby! I am so proud of Sarah and I am very excited for her.