We are finally free of the binkys!!!!
And I say we because we were all involved in Nixon's binky habit.
We'd have to search for them before nap time, before bed, when we were about to leave the house, and when we were at home.
And the thing that bugged me the most was that he would talk with them in his mouth.
It was ridiculous.
And I got fed up with it.
I made up my mind that we were going to take them away.
Nic wasn't really on board with me.
I was 100% on board so I made the decision that we were doing it.
We were VERY nervous about it because for all of you that know Nixon, you know how attached to those he was.
We waited to do it over a weekend so that if we had some rough nights, Nic wouldn't have to get up for work in the morning.
So Thursday night while Nixon was asleep, I went on a binky hunt to make sure that I had all of them and that he wouldn't find one randomly someday.
I got all of them and then just cut the nipple off of them.
I let Nixon sleep with one Thursday night and when he woke up Friday morning I snuck and cut that last one.
I didn't show them to him.
I waited for him to come to me and ask for one.
When he did that, I handed him one and he looks at me and says, "What happened?"
It took everything in me to not laugh.
I said, "I don't know. What did happen?"
He then said, "they broken" and then laughed about it.
I was surprised.
Every time he asked for one, I reminded him that they were broken.
He thought it was funny every time I reminded him they were broken.
I also reminded him that they are for babies and that he's a big boy so he doesn't need them anymore.
Nic and I were shocked.
We were expecting a huge fit/meltdown.
He never once cried for his binkys.
Putting him to sleep wasn't a problem either.
Nic and I both said that we wish we would have done it earlier.
He did end up getting really sick the weekend we took them away.
He got strep and Croup.
It ended up being a rough weekend and this whole last week he's been pretty sick.
He asked for them a lot this past week.
Great timing to take them away huh?!?
We still stuck with it.
He doesn't even really ask for them anymore.
It's great!
We are so proud of him!!!
P.S. Thank You to Lindsey, Nic's cousin for the idea of cutting the binkies!!!
4 comments:
Isn't that the best?! Congrats to ALL of you! I know EXACTLY what you mean when you talk about the hunt for the binkys. I took Austin's away at 15 mos and Kade's at 18 mos, and I always wish I would have done it earlier!! So much easier than you think it will be. So sorry that he got so sick :(
i bet that was so hard. i wish i could cut steele's thumb off but obviously that isn't an option. seriously though. i'm so proud of nixon. and about the last post....i'm dreading when steele hits that really naughty stage. i'm praying it doesn't happen right when the baby comes. oh wouldn't that be lovely.
I love keeping up with you through your blog. Your family is adorable! I hope all is well.... it's been forever! Miss you!
I'm going to write a book about getting rid of binky's. :) It will be very short, but very effective. Ha Ha!
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