This easy, really?

I have a love/hate relationship with the binky. I loved that it helped to calm Makenna down when she was little and help her to sleep but I hate that it is something that they can have such a hard time giving up. Even though I couldn't get rid of Makenna's binky until she was 2 1/2, I still wanted to give Jordyn one. I really think it's a good calming tool. Sometimes she took to it really well and others not so much. I thought that she probably wouldn't care for it as much as her sister did and I was right. I believe that we are done with the binky already. And I probably should just throw them all away to make sure I don't give one back to her! For the last month, Jordyn hasn't wanted it and goes to sleep well without it. It is soooo awesome. She has gotten to the point that all I have to do is go into her room, start singing her songs, and her head is on my shoulder. I finish, put her down and that is it!!! She would fuss for a couple of minutes at first but now she just goes right to sleep. I love this since my mom has to put her to sleep when I'm working and I would hate it if it was a pain of a process. I used to have to cuddle her, put the binky in and rock her just right to get her to sleep. Since that is now a thing of the past and all she used it for was sleep, we will be giving up the binky for good before she is even one!! Yay!!
What am I going to do for church though;)

No more binky!!!

This is Makenna's last night with the binky!!

And this is Makenna putting her binkys in her new bear!


This week, we got Makenna to get rid of the binky! Finally!!! Travis pointed out to me that I kept pushing back my deadline. At first it was, when she turned two. Then she got her two year molars and that blew that out of the water. Then I was pregnant and tired so I said after we get her in her big girl bed and potty trained. Because those were more important to me to get done before the baby than the binky. Well, now the baby is here and she was still sucking on the binky but I'm so glad I waited until after J.J. was born because she would have totally regressed anyway. Then I said after our trip to Disneyland in December and that is when it clicked. I did keep making excuses for when to get rid of it. I was waiting more for me than for her. I didn't want to give up the binky. It has been so easy to just 'plug it' when she gets upset, tired or just plain noisy (especially at church). So I think it was just as hard of a transition for me as it was for her. Well almost. Anyway, I heard this idea to go get a new bear at build a bear and put all of the binkys into that. I thought that was an awesome idea and hyped it up all week and told her the binky fairy was also going to come and give her treats when she got rid of the binky. I was going to try as much as I could to help her through this. Well, she was so excited all week and picked out her bear that she was going to stuff. And then we told her to put her binkys in the bear and she was like "What???" I don't think she totally got it but she put them in anyway. That night was the worst. She cried for about 45 minutes and she finally went to sleep after I cuddled her and sang to her. The next day she fussed for a little while for her nap but after that she has been great!!! She still asked for it for a couple of days afterwards but I think it was just a habit that she had to break. And so did mom. Now she asks for 'binky bear' that has her binkys in it. That's his name and she cuddles with him when she goes to sleep!!! Success!!!