Bye, bye Binky!

The Final Picture with a Binky!!!

We finally got rid of the binky. I had to just take it away. After Austin woke up and set it down, I hid it. When he started looking for it later, I just said I couldn't find it. Honestly, we were a little shocked at how well he handled it being gone.

To help ease the adjustment, I kept him busy that day with a trip to the aquarium (I tried to get pictures, but the stinker wouldn't look at the camera) and playing outside. The day ended with a little trauma, as Austin fell on the back porch and took a face-dive down the steps onto the cement patio. He cried a lot, but I was strong and didn't even offer the binky! He did just fine without it.

Of course there were tears and he asked for it quite often for the first several days, but he is a binky free boy now! It sure does make him seem older!