no more binky!

Al and I decided it was time to take Becky's binkys away. The doctor has strongly encouraged it, and we want to have it gone by the time she has her 18-month appointment in May. Too bad Becky isn't quite ready to give it up! We took it away last night. Actually had her watch us throw one in the trash before going to bed. We let her stay up a little later so she would be really tired. She cried about 20 minutes and then fell asleep for about and hour and a half. Then she woke up and cried some more. I went up and told her she was okay and rocked her for a little bit. She cried another 15 minutes after that and then went to sleep. She did manage to sleep through the night, however. We thought we were in the clear. NO SUCH LUCK!!!! Becky got up way too early this morning. She only took a half hour nap so far this afternoon. She is not liking not having her binky at all! We're staying strong. We'll let her stay up for a while this afternoon and just put her down when she's dog tired! She's on my lap right now pressing keys on the keyboard. She thinks she's pretty cool!