sumodancer

A Breakthrough?

Today Bug and I had several conversations that went like this:

Bug: "Bibby now?"
Momma: "Where is your binky?"
Bug: "I no know! Way bibby?"
Momma: "I don't know where it is."
Bug: "Look!"
Momma: "I've looked all over, and I can't find your binky."

[Note: This isn't entirely a lie. I only know the whereabouts of the binky I removed from my underwear. There is another one that has disappeared.]

Her afternoon nap today was only a half an hour, if she slept at all. She screamed on both ends of that. Sometime after the failed nap attempt, Bug was hanging out with Daddy. They had a conversation, similar the one above, that I'll attempt to recreate for you now.

Bug: "Bibby now?"
Daddy: "Your binkies went byebye."
Bug: "Byebye bibby?"
Daddy: "Yep. You're a big girl now, so you don't need a binky."
Bug: "Bee gah. Bibby byebye."
Daddy: "That's right. Binkies are for babies, and you're a big girl."

I was walking in the room on the tail end of this.

Momma: "Maybe that's where all your binkies went. Since you're a big girl, maybe your binkies are with the babies now."
Bug: "Bee gah. Bibby byebye. Baby?"
Daddy: "You're not a baby. You're a big girl."

We're convinced that we saw the wave of understanding fill her eyes. We'll see how it goes from here.

Day 2

Last night was rough. After crying herself to sleep, she didn't make another peep till about 6:30 this morning. Just a scream, then silence again. She woke up again around 9:30.

She greeted my "Good Morning!" with "BIBBY NOOOOOOW!!!!!" but calmed down very quickly once I picked her up and continued talking to her.

It all makes me think that this is completely possible. Naps and bedtime may be rough for a little while, but I'm sure she'll adapt quickly.

Good thing K's working mids right now.

Even the Nights Are Better

We're going the cold-turkey route, figuring she's a little too young to understand why she won't get it for naps but would at night.

She's been fine all day. She asked for her bibby a few times, but didn't dwell on it. Sleeping is another story, though.

Naptime this afternoon was s.h.o.r.t. without binky. She woke up and started scah-reaming. Books and milk and blocks and Pooh got her over that hump.

After the short nap, imagine Momma's delight when Bug announced "night night" at 8. That's 8 o'clock, folks. Unfortunately she wasn't really ready without her bibby and scah-reamed. I pulled her out and tried to load her up on cheese and milk. She insisted on keeping her milk in bed with her, so I emptied out the bottle and let her have it. She's still screaming...

... silence... catching her breath? ... tearing NeNe apart? ... hmmmmmm...

And here I was feeling like such a cruel Momma for letting her cry. Well, I still do. Poor bibbiless baby. :(

Day 1

Bug dropped her binky on the floor during breakfast. I snuck it into my underwear. What? No pockets.

That was fifteen minutes ago (10:30 local).

Announcement: This Is a Binky Emergency

We can't hold out any longer. Bug needs to be weaned off the binky in the next two weeks. The CDC on base has space available for her starting on July 5. They do not allow binkies in the room.

H E L P ! ! !

Any suggestions? Please email them to bug dot momma at gmail dot com.

Thanks!!