Binkie-less

So, we finally made the decision that we had to take Carlisle's pacifier away ("binkie"). Our pediatrician has told us from the beginning that he shouldn't have it past 2, and we have put off doing it (he's now 2.5). Binkies are not allowed at school, so he was really just using it to sleep at night. However, over the last couple of months/weeks, Carlisle has "demanded" his binkie more and more, and we knew it was time. We had to just take it away. I had planned on a grand good-bye to the binkie, etc., but last night, we just decided that we would stop cold turkey. He asked for it, and we told him "no, big boys don't have binkies". He whined/cried but eventually got over it and went to bed without a problem. He slept almost the entire night, and woke up asking for milk, not his binkie, around 4:30 this morning. He didn't mention the binkie this morning. The true test will be when he comes home from school today- which is when he has really wanted it lately. Hopefully, it will be a non-issue. We shall see...