The Binkie hit the trash today.

I am, for the sake of posterity, reporting that on this day, 25. January, 2008, my wife officially threw away my daughter’s “binkie.” This is a milestone, as my daughter has been chomping on that thing for 3 years.  We “misplaced” it 3 weeks ago, and have been sweating it out ever since.  Given the fact that we’re expecting our third child very soon, it won’t be long until she spots her old standby, but this time being chomped on by her younger sibling.

My son dumped the binkie at 10 months, but for my daughter, it was such a staple.  It was like George Burns with a cigar in his mouth.  It became a hallmark of her existence, and we kept staring at the trash over the last 3 weeks thinking, “Well, maybe we shouldn’t ditch it just yet...”.  Today we decided that after 3 weeks off the sauce, there’s no turning back.  She’s going to have to find a new hobby, like torturing her older brother, which she seems to have chosen as her alternate.  Congratulations, Bella!  Now onto the Barbie dolls, I guess.

My kids rock.

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