Bye bye dear friend

You've been the best friend a boy could ask for.... You've kept me quite while in the museum

Helped me keep my rhythm

Gaze longer into my gramps eyes,

Sleep longer and better,

Just to be happy

Snuggle in with dad,
You helped me sleep during alot of commotion

you tried to stifle me screams,

You kept me happy during countless photo sessions

Good bye dear friend, you have kept me happy, quite, asleep, soothed, calm, did I mention quite. I'm a big boy now and don't need my binkie or minky as I like to call it. The minky fairy brought me a present after my nap today without a sippy cup or minkey, I woke up and remembered that I had a present waiting for me, oh and I was VERY thirsty!

I (emily) was truly DREADING this day, BUT it has gone surprisingly easy!! He didn't ask for his "minkey" all day, even with Caroline sucking on one. We went this morning and picked out some presents to say good bye to our dear friend. The sippy cup seems to be no problem, he just woke up this morning yelling for a drink, MILK, WATER, MILK, WATER!! I decided to take the cup away to see if his ear infections go away, so I did it in one fell swoop, binkie and cup. So far so good, Ry cried for about 10 minutes and then was out!! Yippee!