The dentist noted that Jack's bite was significantly off and believed that continued use of the Binky would exacerbate the problem. Since Jack uses the Binky only for naps and nite-nite, we decided to go cold turkey and take advantage of the long weekend in anticipation of the sleepless nights ahead.
We talked to Jack a week beforehand about the Binky Fairy. How we would give all of our Binkies to the Binky Fairy and how he would get a toy in return of his choosing. Five days till the Binky Fairy. Four. Three. Two. On the big day, we took Jack on his first ferry ride across the bay to the seaside town of Sausalito. We walked straight to the toy store and let Jack choose some stickers and a little toy car. When we got to the register, we pulled out our Ziploc bag of Binkies and had Jack give them to the Binky Fairy behind the counter -- a somewhat apathetic high school kid in a black concert t-shirt. We quickly made an exit and distracted ourselves with some Passion Fruit sorbet next door. That weekend, Jack didn't nap because he couldn't fall asleep without the comfort of his Binky; and he stood up in bed and screamed horribly for it once we shut the door at night. A day or so later, it was hardly better. But today, Day 5, he went right to sleep. He's either exhausted himself over the past few days, or hopefully we can close this chapter.
After a lazy couple of hours in sunny Sausalito we headed back home on the ferry. We enjoyed the rest of the unseasonably warm weekend at Stinson beach and Chrissy Field's beach. The combo of sand and water kept Jack, and us, entertained for hours.
Here are some pictures of our weekend (click on a picture once or twice to make it bigger):
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| By the fountain in Sausalito |
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| At Stinson Beach |
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| At Chrissy Field, with Golden Gate Bridge in background |
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