We have said "good-bye" to binky! For several months, Bill & I have been telling Jamie that it was OK for him to still use his binky until he turned four. It became something of a daily mantra..."three year olds can use their binky and blanky but when you're four, you won't need binky anymore." Jamie would even repeat it to us, "I'm still three, so I need my binky and blanky. When I'm four, I'll still need my blanky but not my binky."
So, a few weeks before his birthday, we started thinking about what to do with binky when Jamie turned four. One day we asked Jamie what we should do with binky. He thought for a few seconds and stated, "throw it away". We discussed it a couple of times and Jamie seemed very comfortable with his decision.
On April 9th, Jamie woke up and snuggled with Bill in front on the television to watch "Thomas and Friends". When it was over, Jamie got up and went into the kitchen. He then called Bill in...he had thrown his binky away all by himself. He was excited to show it to me when I woke up. Jamie is four years old and doesn't need his binky anymore.
It's not often that one would have the need to take a photo of the contents of their garbage can. This photo, however, signifies an important milestone in Jamie's life. The binky has been thrown away!
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