powell family: NO MORE FINGERS!!!

She did it! Sulli stopped sucking her two fingers after four years of this habit. It was not easy. We tried lots of things, like will-power. She would go to sleep holding "Lamb-Lamb's" ear, instead of putting her fingers in her mouth, but the next morning, she would confess with eyes full of tears, that she had given in to the power of THE FINGERS. Finally, I got the brilliant idea of putting a glove on her right hand. Fingers wouldn't taste or feel good in her mouth, all fuzzy. It worked. But it took obedience on her part. She was told not to take the glove off... and she didn't. Here she is, modeling her glove at bed time.

To reward Sullivan's hard work and obedience, I took her on a date - just Mommy and my girl - to Build-a-Bear to find a special friend. Out of all the critters, Sullivan immediately picked the large PINK Hello Kitty! No question about it! She also picked out the fancy black dress and high heels for "Kitty" to wear.