We finally did it!

We got rid of the binky! I had just had it with the stupid thing, plus it was giving Cutler a rash that I couldn't get rid of. I always thought we would be done with it by the time he turned 1, and here he is almost 2 and still as attached to it as he was a year ago. So almost 2 weeks ago we just cold turkied it. I didn't give him a nap that day so that he would be good and tired for bed - which may have been a mistake. He played in the water almost the whole day, so he was over-tired when it came time to go to bed. He scrame for 45 minutes while I tried to get him to sleep. Just as I was about to let him cry himself to sleep in his bed, he fell a sleep on my shoulder. At one point I did put him in his bed and I left the room, it was so sad. I almost needed to go cry, but I was strong. The next day we did the same thing, and he did pretty good. Definitely didn't cry as long. After that I started naps again during the day, and he has done really well. He'll ask for it and I just tell him it's gone and change the subject. Since we started this process, naptime is definitely harder, and he'll still ask for it every once in a while, but we're done! It's such a relief.

The really stupid thing is Colby & I both liked him to have it, it was just a relaxer for him, obviously. But I think in a way we both kind of miss it. Probably more that Cutler.