Last week Hannah had her first dentist appointment. It went well, really well in fact...except for the doctor's disapproval of her still having a pacifier at night. When he showed me her teeth overbite or lack there of and explained she'd need braces at age 12, well, I knew it was time to pull the plug on "binky." But, of course, that's easier said than done. The dentist first gave me a funky looking pacifier that he created which looks more like a night guard. He said to switch out the old "binky" with the new and that 99 percent of the kids would just stop using it on their own b/c they wouldn't like the new. Well, of course, Hannah was the one percent who liked her new one (check out the picture below...).
So, last night I just decided to have "binky" break and explain that it went to "binky heaven" to be recycled for a future baby in the world. Well, there were tears and shouts of no but then something miraculous happen: Hannah fell asleep without it.
Fast forward to this morning: "mom, please fix my binky. Please." With tears in her eyes she said that to me about a dozen times. I held strong with my story but it wasn't easy...I hate to see my child cry but I know that it will be better without it... So, here's to night two and wondering how it will go...
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