M has ALWAYS taken a binky,from the time she was born till now. Shortly after she turned one a weird rash appeared around her mouth and it took a couple trips to the doctors & different creams to figure out it was eczema. Well the doctor from that point on would say that the binky is not helping the matter and since she is one now, we really need to get rid of it. But I would stand there on defense and say, "well she only takes it at night and in the car, it is not like she is walking around talking with it in her mouth during the day!". Not sure why I felt like I had to defend our decision for not taking the binky away, but I did.
Well Josh took M for her 2 year check up ~ her rash was out of control on her face. We just figured that we had not applied her cream for a couple days and she had been eating alot of pizza and we figured that the sauce was not helping.
While they were there M pulls a binky out of the diaper bag and the doctor says, "that is not yours!?!?" and she proudly says, "yes". And the doctor tells Josh that we REALLY need to let go of the binky and she should not have one at all anymore. Once again, in my head was, "well she only takes it at night and in the car, so it is not hurting anything!!".
As I was driving home from work that day....a thought came into my head. I think that it is ME who does not want to loose the binky!!!!! As you are sitting there scratching your head wondering why it would be me...let me explain!
M is growing up so fast ~ no more bottles, no more crib, no more needing us to put on her shoes, no more being a baby...well that binky (I feel) is that last part of the baby inside her.
So I am going to have to suck it up, realize that M is a big girl and start to diminish the binky!
But she will always be my BABY!!!
Awww gulp...I'm with ya on everything you just said. G was only taking it for nap and bedtime but over the last few weeks she was taking it out and tucking it between her body and the bed or pillow or me or whatever she was lying on. It was like she didn't want it but wanted it near her. Needless to say we haven't offered it to her this week and she hasn't gone to get it from her cabinet. I bet M won't mind at all! They'll both always be our babies!
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