Binky Go?

This is the first thing out of Kaci’s mouth every morning when I walk in to her room. Regardless of if I woke her up or if she was already awake, her mind immediately goes to the Binky. Binky go? Binky go? MOM…BINKY GO? And at the time she is saying this she always has one in her mouth and at least 1 in her hand. She is addicted.

I do believe that binkies could better the lives of all Americans if we were allowed to keep them through adulthood. We probably wouldn’t eat, drink or smoke as much. And if it is indeed so soothing, we may just end up moving our bed times up, thus getting more sleep! A win-win for everyone.

With Kaci's 2nd birthday coming in August, Kevin and I need to start working on our game plan for saying “Bye Bye Binky” as Elmo puts it. The experts reason that prolonged use can lead to dental problems. Sounds expensive, so I guess I will listen to them. I know my parents had some expensive dental bills. I commonly heard "Jaci Dawn, I spent a lot of money on those teeth!"

Needless to say we are in for a challenge. Some common techniques:

• Cut the tip off the Binky - Apparently this should cause her to lose interest in it. We did a test run of this on Saturday. This Binky has now become her favorite one!
• Ignore it! She will give it up on her own - Um I think this is what we have been doing for the past 21 months?? I don't think it is going to work for this girl.
• Only allow the Binky during a set time each day - This is the technique my parents used on the 3 of us and they found success. They tied it to the fridge and we were allowed to suck on it before bed. I think this will be our next tactic.

Wish us luck!

Week in review - Kaci at her finest:
A little yard work,

followed by some much needed pampering.