Bink Broke

I took Eddie to the dentist last week and learned that his binky habit was messing with his teeth. We have him down to only having it at night time and nap time, but we decided it was time to end the dependency. So Thursday night, I cut all the tips off of Eddie's binkys. When he went to bed, picked up his bink, and couldn't suck on it, he looked at us with the saddest face and asked "Bink broke?" I felt so bad. I mean sooooo bad.

We explained that the binkys were broken so we would have to throw them away. We had Eddie carry them downstairs and put them in the garbage. He laid down alright, but for about 5 minutes I could hear him saying "Eddie bink. Bink broke." Then he went to sleep and slept all night. It was a miracle!

He has not had a binky since. Every nap and every night he asks for it and we remind him that they were broken and had to be thrown away. Sometimes he protests a little, but nothing too bad. We remind him that he still has his frog woobie and that binkies are for babies.

So overall, I would say it has been a success. We only have 4 nights down, but maybe in a few more he will quit asking about it. Thank goodness Tommy never wanted a binky. I figure this gives us enough time so that if the new baby wants one we won't have a fight on our hands.

Bye, bye binky!!!!!