Addy is almost 2 years old (not in this picture)and still takes a binky (mimi) whenever she sleeps. We've been really good about leaving the binky in her crib and not taking it around with us. After our trip to Bear Lake, where she had her binky in the car for a nap, she's been especially clingy to it. We still don't let her take it out of the crib, but there is usually crying involved when we take it out of her mouth to leave in the crib. I knew this day was coming, I just didn't want to deal with the reprocussions.
Let me preface this by saying I felt justified in keeping the binky after 18 months because my pediatrician said as long as it was only while she slept and she wasn't trying to talk with it in, it was okay. Well, for any of you that know Addy, know that talking is definitely NOT a problem. And for those that think it messes with their teeth, I do know a good dentist. There. I feel justified.
Anyway, my sister-in-law Jenni, so kindly agreed to watching Addy on Friday night. We delivered her with her blankies and her mimi. The mimi got misplaced during the course of the night, so they put her to bed without it and put up with 40 minutes of crying until she fell asleep. Well, that was the kick in the pants that I needed to keep going. The next morning I clipped all her binkies and she threw them in the garbage because they were "broken."
But, now on a Sunday afternoon, I'm starting to ask myself, what was I thinking? We've had 2 sleepless nights, no naps, and just wondering how long this will take until she will learn to soothe herself? She just keeps calling out for her mimi, and when I remind her that they are broken at 2am, it doesn't seem to be much consolation. Anyone have any ideas out there? Maybe we should've done this at 18 months...live and learn.
Please tell me that she will have adjusted by this Friday (1 week) because our good friends Dede and Riley are watching Addy while Jonathan does Lotoja and there is no way I'm taking her to them if she's still sleeping like this...help!
