A House Without Baba's

We finally took Benjamin's Baba's away, and it was long overdue. We have no one to blame but ourselves for any fallout that might be. That doesn't make it any easier, it makes it a little bit tougher. So I thought things wouldn't be too bad, which was probably just wishful thinking. I was wrong. It seems that he really did use them to soothe himself and he's had such a hard time settling down for sleep without them. The good news is that they are gone, all of them. We took Evan's away too. After all, he did not really seem to want them. I realized that I just kept putting them back in his mouth after he pulled them out. It is the end of an era. Now we are praying that Benjamin will soon learn to calm down and fall asleep in less than the two hours that it currently takes at night. He has pretty much stopped taking naps. Yes, that hurts a stay-at-home mommy as much as it might seem. I might have to settle for an hour-long "quiet time" if I want to get a shower or some exercise. Despite these problems, a house without Baba's seems somehow liberating and I know it will be better for all of us.