bye bye binky!!

We have a wonderful puppy who loves to chew binkies and I've decided that I'm done buying them. I made this threat a couple of months ago but me and Emma weren't ready.   

This is the binky that she has been using for the last week or so. Gross, I know, but I was hoping she'd decide herself that it was nasty. No such luck. 

 Night One

 On Saturday (Nov. 13) I decided it was time. The binky was nasty, she's getting older, I was tired of Tinker Bell chewing them up, and she was getting little scratches by her mouth (you can kind of see them in the pics below). That day I took the crappy sides of the binky and "scratched" Emma on the arm - not bad - just so she could see for herself that the binky was giving her owies. Then I showed herself in the mirror and pointed to the little red spots on her cheeks. She didn't like that they were there.

 Emma didn't take a nap on Saturday, which helped her be extra tired that night. On our way home from Uncle Jon's she fell asleep which was a huge bonus. We got home and I took the two older kids inside and got them quiet and into bed while Colt went for a little extra ride with Emma. When he got home he put her into bed. Of course she started to cry.

I went in, after a minute, to lay by her. She was pointing to her shelf in her closet (where sometimes the binkies are kept). I told her that her binky was gone because Tink ate it. She settled down and fell asleep. She only woke up once that night and after I told her it was gone, again, she went back to sleep pretty well. Night one, success!

Day & Night Two

The one thing that I was nervous for was nap time. She cried in her room for quite a while but happy day, she eventually fell asleep on her own!! I was so proud of her.

As far as bed time goes... It took her an hour and a half before she fell asleep. I pretended to sleep by her for a few minutes but I snuck a peak and watched her sweet little eyes shut. I am so sad that my baby isn't such a baby anymore but I'm so proud of her. She didn't wake up once last night and - because she didn't fall asleep until 10:30 - she didn't wake up until almost 8:00. 

Night Two - she did so good!

Now she is my big girl!! I'm so proud of her!! 

~ November 15, 2010 ~