Bink There, Done That

photo by Rebecca of Sweet Poppy Designs

My only hesitation about this post is that I have to confess that Macy still had a binky until last week.  I always had an excuse for waiting a little longer to take it away.  And she truly loved her binky.  We asked her why she liked it so much and she explained that "it makes my mouth feel soft and fluffy."  She would put it in her mouth and her eyes would roll back in her head and she would mutter "soft and fluffy."  During the day, when she was not allowed to have them, she would sneak into her room for an occasional hit off the bink.

Recently, we had talked about how it was time to get rid of them and we dropped the bomb that she'd have to detox before we go to Disneyland next month.  We thought that we might have to gather the family for a formal intervention.  But to my GREAT surprise, while I was making dinner on Tuesday night, she casually said, "I want to throw my binkies away." She gathered them up and threw them in the garbage with no fanfare.  She hasn't cried for them or slept any worse.  She found two more on Wednesday, took a small suck, and then threw them away.   

JD felt very nostalgic about this -- the last of bastion of babyhood for our little sweetheart.  I honestly just feel relief; I had imagined nights of no sleep and many tears.  I have been so worried about taking them away and she just did it all by herself.  She surprised me again on Wednesday when she wrote her name on the MagnaDoodle.  I had no idea she could do it, and I don't think she did either.