She's getting so big...(sniff)

Seeing these two pictures made me realize how much Willow is growing up.  She is getting so tall and thin and loosing her baby look...

 Therefore, since she is now 2 years old, and we have just around 8 weeks until the baby is born, it was time to say goodbye to the beloved binky.....  :(  (yes, mommy loves it as much as she does).

Rounding up all the binkys in the house for the big goodbye...

I was dreading the day when we would have to throw the binkys away, but decided that now that we were home from the beach, it was time.  I had big plans to do what I did with Aspen - ask her if she would want to throw it away in a really happy voice, she would say, yes, and the drama would be spared until nap or bedtime....  Yep, didn't go as planned... 

With Aspen, he was like, yeah!  Then proceeded to throw the binky away, and went on with life until naptime (and he realized that the binky wasn't coming back).  Willow, on the other hand, looked at me like I was crazy and said NO!!  Then stuck it in her mouth and chomped down.  I ended up having to pry it from her teeth, throw it in the garbage, then walk the garbage bag out to the can all while she was screaming and throwing a fit in protest.  Five days later, she is still sometimes (very) angry about the loss at bed/nap times.

Now to decide if I want to pursue potty training....  Seems like she wants to, but honestly, I don't want to.  Confession time: I hate potty training!