Ode to the Binky!

I know I know he is Three but you see....

the binky makes him so happy...

he goes to sleep at the drop of hat

and he stops whining when I stick it in the hatch.

But he is three so it is time to say goodbye

So long good friend it has been a good ride.

I told Tyson that on his birthday we were going to get rid of his binky because he was a big boy. I felt a little guilty taking it away on his birthday so the day after I geared up for the dirty job.

Tuesday came with a nap with the binky and I thought how am I going to give this up. But that night I had YW so Dad put him to bed WITHOUT the binky-

I knew I had to follow through- Wednesday morning came and so did the the whining and then there was some more whining and crying and nashing of teeth and he kept asking about his binky- just at breaking point I grabbed it out of the cupboard and cut the top off so I would not be tempted to give it back. I handed it to him and he sucked on it and said "oh it is broken, Rosco broke it"! So we threw it in the garbage.

Yesterday he asked about it a bazillion times, today he asked a few thousand so it is getting better- He has a hard time going to sleep- so there are NO naps anymore (or at least the last couple days) and he TALKS so much. But even in the last couple days it seems like he has grown up. Weird I know but it was almost like it was holding him back.

I know now the binky was my crutch and not his. If you asked me I might have let him have it until he is 10- somedays I am holding on by a thread and the binky is dangling at the end.

Lucky there is Dad around to be strong enough to take it away because not always the easiest things are the best.

It is nice to check off one more thing before the baby comes!

So truly goodbye my good friend- You will be missed.