Bye-Bye Binky!

Caden has been more than attached to his binky pretty much since birth. He ALWAYS had to have one in his mouth and even liked to carry an extra one around with him just in case. When I took him to the dentist in November, the dentist pointed out that Caden's teeth were becoming misshapen because of his excessive binky use. I knew he was right, but I didn't feel like it was good time to take it away because we were moving soon and I really didn't want to deal with it. About a month ago, Caden's speech therapist told me she thought that Caden's articulation was being affected by the shape of his teeth and jaw from the near constant binky use. I was planning on taking it away when he was three, but when she told me that, I knew it was time. So, I told Caden all about the binky fairy and how she would leave him a prize if he would leave all of his binky's out for her to take. I got a couple of prizes and a few days later, we put the plan into action. We had a hard couple of days with lots of tears shed, but he did it. It has been almost two weeks now and he still asks for it once in a while, but for the most part, he has done great. I am so proud of him!!! He is growing up way too fast. Next challenge.....potty training!