Shortly after coming back from vacation, Emily (finally) decided that she didn't need her pacifiers anymore. On one hand, we didn't want to push this step, as she only used them for sleeping, but on the other hand, it was time, as she's getting mighty close to 4.
With Quinn, Eva and I invented the 'Schnullerfee' (literally translated 'Pacifier Fairy') to help encourage Quinn to give up his pacifiers. Like the Tooth Fairy does with kid's fallen out baby teeth, the Schnullerfee comes to the house and takes the remaining pacifiers and leaves something in return.
With Quinn, the Schnullerfee left a bike (used, which we got from one of the neighbor's kids, which was a bit interesting when the neighbor saw their old bike, but he was old enough to play along).
So, in an attempt to be fair, Eva found a used bike for Emily, which we had stored in our basement for what seemed like forever, waiting for Emily to decide that it was time for the Schnullerfee. Not really knowing what the impetus was, Emily decided that it was time, and she packed up her remaining pacifier in a handmade Easter basket for the Schnullerfee. The rest is history.
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