Farewell Mr. Mamón....hello withdrawals

For clarity I have to mention that we call a binky ..a mamón in our home. As you can see from the pictures below Gabe and his buddie mamón go way back. He could always count on the mamón to calm, soothe, and bring him comfort. It has been there everyday for him through happy milestones, crankiness, traveling , laser blasting, bedtime, 1st haircut, baptism, theme parks, Aunt Jenny's visit, and so much more.

As of the first week of March his mamón left on a journey to the moon...where it would be given to smaller babies who needed it more. ;) wink* When he found a stray mamón under his bed two weeks later he was so excited..... it was as if he hit the jackpot. I thought we would have to go back to square one, but I distracted him with our nightly book reading that evening then snuck it away and he forgot about it. This has been a hard adjustment for my little guy.

It has been close to 6 weeks that the mamón has been away, but just this week at bedtime he asked me to please get his mamón from the moon. It is especially dificult for him at bedtime and I have caught him sucking on his thumb and blankie as a substitute. They both just don't do for him what his mamón could do. I've noticed that since his mamón was taken away he now has nightmares, is crankier than usual, he needs a lot of comforting (only from mom cause dad just won't do), and he also has developed the habit of waking up during the night and coming into our bed. He hardly did that before. Pobrecito I love my Gabey so much ...I'll give him all the time he needs to adjust. :D