Today is the day I have been dreading for a long time. My little boy is getting his heart broken for the first time. He has to give up his one true love, the binky! It has been a part of his life since day 2.
It got us both through a lot of hard times like reflux, learning how to sleep through the night, lots of ear infections and colds, after getting shots... that sort of thing. It became his comfort item. And truthfully, I think I was also not ready to give it up either. As long as he has it he can sleep! I hate that I have to get rid of his comfort item. It if was a teddy bear or blanket everyone would think it was fine. The only thing I really didn't like about it is that it always seemed to get dropped on the floor at the doctor's office or in the parking lot and became covered in germs which he would then want to put into his mouth. That, with the fact that it is not good for his teeth made us decide that it is time.
We decided that since last week was so busy and stressful for Derrick and I, that today is the day we would get rid of it for good. Cold turkey is the only way to do it, because gradually did not work for us before.
We went for a walk today and had a burying ceremony. Daddy dug the hole and we put the binkies inside. I ripped the green one in half (Which wasn't hard because he had gnawed holes in it. Don't worry, he hasn't had that one since we found the holes). I told him it was broken and we had to say goodbye.
We waved goodbye and talked about going home to get his favorite teddy bear. I bet you can guess what his reaction was.
Now I am really nervous about the next couple nights. It is going to be rough getting him to sleep and staying asleep through the night. He still wakes up and can't find it now and then, but as soon as he has it he lays right back down. We are going to have lots of tears and screaming the next couple nights. I don't even want to think about nap time or other sad times. Those soothie binkies are everywhere so next time he sees a kid with one all his favorite memories are going to come back. Pray for us!
nd I know I'm making a big deal out of it on the blog, but really we are trying to make it seem like no big deal at home. Do you like how I had to document it? HA I'm such a weird mom sometimes.
On to Rocky!
4 days ago
3 comments:
There is nothing wronge with documenting it. You can do it though Erin, after a few days hopefully he will mostly have forgotten about it. Good Luck though
I love that post about Hayden and his 18 months. The dentist sounded like it was a success!! I also LOVE the pictures of Maddie and Hayden - he really is a doll. As for the binky thing - I had to laugh. I hadn't checked your blog for a few days so I didn't know you put a post on there about it (I just put a post about Claire's binky on my page today). It is a big deal, especially since he has been using it so much. I'm sorry, and I hope that the transition has gone okay!
That is HILARIOUS that you guys buried the binky. Hayden's facial expression is priceless! I guess we lucked out with B-Man. I took it away at 1 year and he never looked back!
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