Bye Bye Binky

I just wanted to record that Luke has slept without his beloved binky two nights and one nap. The first night he screamed, kicked and cried pretty solidly for an hour. He was crying and yelling so hard that he started gagging! He finally fell asleep being so sweet, asking me to lay down next to him while he played with my hair. Naptime the next day was only a half hour of hollering, and last night, he asked for it only 5 or 6 times. Then it was over. He was resigned to his new binky-less life.

Patrick, however, was a little different. We started last night. He cried a very sad cry (as opposed to Luke's MAD cry) and asked for his binky about 800 times. for two hours, he continued. It was pathetic. I finally asked if he wanted to sleep with me to ease the transition. He agreed and cried himself to sleep. It didn't feel as victorious as when Luke fell asleep. It was just too depressing. When the baby woke up at 2am, so did Patrick. He just started crying and couldn't fall back asleep. I gave in and sent him back to his own bed with his binky. Maybe he's just not ready yet. Maybe I lost my only chance. We shall see.