"Binky the Tur Tur"

A couple of weeks ago I made the decision that it was time to say good-bye to Brayden's binky. We had been working on getting rid of this thing for a while and had managed to get down to only naptime and bedtime for over two months. He never asked for it anymore during the day and I never brought one with me when we went out, so I figured the nighttime transition wouldn't be that traumatic.

I decided D-day would be Sunday, so on Thursday I started cutting the tips off his binkies for naptime and bedtime. He didn't even seem to notice that something was different until the tip was practically gone and then he just got annoyed with it and threw it out of his crib. I was so excited and decided to think of a special way to celebrate this big transition.

I decided the Build-a-Bear Workshop at the mall would be a fun place to start. Brett and I took him there to let me pick out any toy he wanted to make and we would put his binky inside the toy so if he ever needed his binky or asked for it, we could hand him the toy and he would be comforted. He was completely overwhelmed by this place and freaked out by the noises of the toys being stuffed, but he managed to set his eyes on a giant turtle (or "tur tur" as Brayden calls them). Below are some pictures of our adventure in making "Binky the Tur Tur".

- Sue -





It is my pleasure to introduce you all to "Binky the Tur Tur"!