The Bink Fairy

This past weekend the Bink Fairy made a stop at our house. We put Elmo's bink in a special box on the front porch on Thursday night. (Yes, Elmo had a bink.) The next morning there was a treat in the box. Then on Friday night, it was go time for Clare's pacifier. She begrudgingly put in the special box, and we set it outside.

There were tears. There was screaming. There was definitely second guessing on Mommy's part. But after less than an hour, Clare calmed down and went to sleep. She woke up one more time on Friday night and needed some comforting. She kept saying, "I no want my bink outside." However, on Saturday morning, she couldn't wait to see what the Bink Fairy had left her.

Since then she has done really well. It does take her a little longer to go to sleep, and every night before bed I have to tell her all the people that don't use pacifiers....including Elmo, Cinderella, Dora, etc. I am sad to say goodbye to one more piece of her "babyhood," but thrilled to be a pacifier-free house!