Bye, Bye Binky's

Over the last several weeks, Ashley has gone from wanting to have a binky (for naps, nighttime, and any time we let her get away with it) to wanting to have three binky's. It was beginning to be much more hassle than it was worth, and it was really hard to understand her when she would talk. They also weren't doing great things for her teeth. So, we took her to "buy" a stuffed animal with her binky's a few days ago. She was so cute. She walked up to the counter and handed the clerk a big handful of all her binky's (that I could find at the time!) to "pay" for her puppy. She was so proud.



This is Ashley sound asleep with her new puppy, Frosting. She came up with this name all on her own. It's based, I'm sure, on her favorite thing to eat (she leaves the cake, cookie or donut behind every time!).

We thought this transition would be much more difficult than it has been. She only asks about her binky with with silly, teasing look on her face just to hear you say that it is at the store. She's a silly little girl! Her memory is good though, and she knows there is still one or two around that weren't in her hand at the store and she asks for them specifically by color. But, she's satisfied when I tell her they are all gone. So now, instead of having her binky to go to sleep, she snuggles up with Frosting and she's out in no time. YEAH!!