How to Wean the Babe from the Binky

So, Jamison decided he was done with binkies. I really wish he wasn't as it makes me so sad to hear him cry himself to sleep, but he's done. The story.....
We only had two binkies for Jamison. One got really disgusting and we threw it away. The other one got misplaced in Salt Lake I think. We stole a third from my brother, who's baby decided she was done with binkies. Earlier this week we misplaced that one as well. So, Monday night, after Jamison wouldn't go to sleep without his binky, I ran to albertson's and picked up a 3 pack. Jamison picked up the first one, looked at the cool design on the back of it, put it in his mouth, GAGGED, and threw it to the floor. He picked up the second, examined that design, put it in his mouth, GAGGED, and tossed that one. He didn't even bother checking the third one out. He just picked it up and chucked it.
We have tried time and again to get him to use them. I did have some success last night putting one in my mouth and one in his. Needless to say, he can go to sleep without them and will go back to sleep at night if I rock him. We are prematurely done with the binky. Oh well, at least he won't be 3 years old sucking on a pacifier.
Lesson: if you want to wean your kid of the binky, buy him some that are not the same shape as what he's been using. Problem solved. (at least for us!)
The kids are sick. Lucky us. Jamison has been sick all week. Nasty little cough and huge amounts of snot coming out his nose. McKinley just has a cough, nothing too serious. I thought Gavin was going to come out clean, but last night he woke up coughing and wheezing. He sounds like an asthmatic when he gets a cold. Last night he was trying not to breath and when I asked what he was doing, he said, with a very angry look on his face"That sound bugs me" (the sound of his wheezing). Silly kid. We are staying inside today with no visitors. Hopefully Matthew and I will stay healthy. Its the worst being a sick mom. You still have to take care of the kids and there is no one to take care of you. Shout out to Nat who has more sick problems than me!
You know, blogs are funny. I always wonder if people find my life as interesting and funny as I find it. Its always funnier when you are there. However, its fun to record silly little stories, even if it is just for us.