The Binky Fairy

We finally did it! The Binky Fairy came to our house last night. I have been trying to wean Allary off the binkies for a few weeks now. She was doing pretty good about only needing them to sleep, so I finally decided to ditch them for good. I told her about the binky fairy who comes and takes the binkies and gives them to the new babies who need them. We've been talking a lot about all the fun things that big girls can do that babies can't. I told her that when she is ready, we would give the binkies to the binky fairy and that the binky fairy would leave her a present. She seemed to like this idea, so we went for it. Last night, we rounded up all her binkies and I let her pick out some pretty ribbon. We tied pretty little bows on each one and hung them on a hangar above the window. (After all, that is where the binky fairy flies in). Allary colored a beautiful note for the binky fairy and left marshmallows and chocolate chips for her to eat. So far so good. She complained for about 5 minutes before going to sleep and only woke up once in the night. She just went down for a nap without one mention of the b word. And here I was picturing nightmarish scenes of screaming and temper tantrums for days on end once she realized they were gone. Hopefully, this lasts. :) Here are some pictures and video of her coming down this morning to see what the binky fairy had left for her.