Cold Turkey...

Grif did it! He quit the binky cold turkey. The Dentist told us no more! We thought about preparing him for the big day but instead we just never gave him one again. It has been a rough couple of weeks for him with a lot of screaming but he did it and he is actually sleeping better once we finally get him to sleep. Maybe he cries so hard that he exhausts himself into a much deeper sleep. I don't know what it is but I do love to get more sleep myself. His days of gurgle talking are numbered. We will be sad to not here his closed mouth gutturals talking anymore but it will be a happy, happy day when I can understand him. Last night he cried for one and a half hours trying to get me to understand what he wanted. I offered him everything from food, drinks, favorite movies and even a bath. I just couldn't figure out what he wanted. I changed his diaper, you know all the fundamental baby tricks but nothing worked. He knew exactly what he wanted but I didn't. So I finally said, "Show me!" He grabbed my had and walked me back to my bathroom and said "bubbles"! He wanted a bath in my bathtub not his. Why? I don't know but it made him happy until he pulled the plug and let the water out and he was freezing. Oh the joys of having the TERRIBLE TWO'S!