So Long, Farewell.........

......to the binky.


That's what we call pacifiers around our house.


We have been officially binky free for 10 days.


If I had known it was going to be this easy, I "might" have done it sooner. I know some parents love the binky, some parents would rather their kids not have it, some parents would do the happy dance if their child would actually take a binky.


We were and still are binky fans. I have never had a problem with the binky. It has always been great for us. It soothed and comforted Meyers when she was upset. She has loved it since about 3 weeks old when I introduced the Avent kind. I was trying to get her to take the Soothies from the hospital. A more seasoned mom than me suggested I try a different brand. Uh, duh.....why didn't I think of that??? Ever since then, Meyers has been in LOVE with her binky.


For about 6 months (maybe longer), we started letting her have her binky only in bed and in the car. I'm pretty sure that is why she loves going somewhere in the car.....because she got to have her binky.


About two weeks ago, we told her that she could only have it in her bed. No more car. That met a tiny bit of resistance, but she became okay with that.


Two Fridays ago, I went to get the last binky out of her bed. She had been stuffy for a few days. The binky looked kind of gross (you know how they get), and it smelled funny, too. I know, gross! So I told her right then that the binky was old and gross and that we had to throw it in the garbage.


It took her a little bit longer to go to sleep for her nap that day. And a little bit longer to go to sleep for the next couple of nights. But it was nothing a little more rocking in the rocking chair couldn't fix. She has asked for it a few times, and I tell her it's in the garbage. Then she'll say " it was old." So she gets it. Who wants a nasty binky in their mouth?? Luckily not Meyers.


I thought we might have the binky until maybe kindergarten. Not because I think that's okay, but because she loved it so much. I was really okay with her still having in the bed. I was thinking we might start "the long process" of taking it away after 2.5. But it happened sooner, and she has transitioned great.....just like she has for all the other things like that. Why is it me that makes these things such big deals?


If only potty training could be this easy.......


So here is a tribute to the binky:) I am so going to miss that binky in her mouth. It's just one more sign that she is growing up and not my baby anymore (even though she will always be my "baby").