Monday, July 28, 2008

My Binki Boy


As much as I would like him to speak, I am really enjoying this wonderful age (20 months, now!). He is sweet, cuddly, generally quick to obey, and a real delight. He finds more ways to get filthy dirty than any 10 boys combined. He never tires of pointing out Curious George in his favorite board book. He will stack and crash down blocks, laughing hysterically each time, as though it were the first time. He delights to dump anything out of it's container (tupperware in the kitchen, 10,000 army men from the blue bin, socks from the sock bin, toothbrushes from the container they reside in, cranberries from a winco bulk foods sack, the list goes endlessly on) and he also loves to put things away. He spent an afternoon frustrated at a cupboard that would not stay closed (he would shut it, it would pop open an inch. He would shut it again, it would pop open again... again and again, until he started to cry...I could just hear his orderly little head saying, "I can't get this to be how it's supposed to be!!!!!"). And one last thing that endears me to this stage of his life: he loves his binkis. We try to contain them to the crib, but he sneaks them out frequently.
So, while I am at it, I will give you my little tip for binki-dependent children: At night time one of the most frustrating things is when the child wakes up in the middle of the night and can't find the binki. We solved this problem early on by attaching binki clips to all "crib binkis" and then attaching the clip to a stuffed animal. Weston has since found it delightful to pull the clip off the stuffed animal and now all he needs in the crib to find those precious binkis is the ribbon and clip: he can find those binkis just fine in the middle of the night. So, you can understand why he and I share a love for those wonderful binki clips (though my reason has much more to do with sleep than anything else!).

6 comments:

Ginger said...

What a sweet boy! I love this age too! (What age don't we love?)

CarrieM said...

I just had to comment, he is SO cute. When my Molly was a little younger, we took away her pacis during the daytime. She responded by waking up at night and screaming (despite the fact they were avaliable then). But the real clincher was that she started biting her brother. Not in combat, but out of the blue, from behind! She got them back and kept them for another year, til we lost the last one. I started learning the lesson: have a good reason for what you do when you're torturing your kids.

Diane said...

It's so nice to know that there is another Mom out there who supports the 'binkie habit'. Love your idea for cliping the binkies. Did you know they now make glow in the dark ones? Genious!!
Cute picture of Weston. :)

Pate Family said...

Our solution for #1 and #2 who were very attached to their binkies was to make "binkie bibs" for the crib. I attached a binkie on a string to a diaper pin (the kind that latch around so they don't come undone easily) then put them on (this is very important) a bib that snaps-no velcro. Then the binkie is always attached when they are in bed. My kids would pull off the ones that clipped on when they were mad and throw them out of their bed. No such luck with the bib!

Megan said...

I love that picture of Weston. He is so endearing :) And it is very true what Carrie said, "have a good reason for...torturing your kids!" Funny but true!

Jon and Erin said...

He is such a cute boy! I'd love to get together sometime and let Noah play...if that's okay with you!