Bye bye B... hello Binky bear!

Today was a big day in the Petersen house. Levi decided it was time to turn in all  his "B's" for a bear instead. We were so excited for him! We hopped in the car this morning, drove to the mall and he and Noah each got to make their very own teddy bears. Noah named his bear "Dandy".  The most special part of the morning was that inside Levi's bear we put all THREE of his binky's. It was no the point of no return... no matter how sad Levi or Mommy got.  But on a happy note, Levi named his bear Binky Bear and I think this picture says it all:

I love this sweet smile so much!

The boys also got to put a heart in each of their bears...

and give them a "fluffy bath". 

I'm sure that Levi will have moments of being sad... but we are very proud of him!

Update: Levi went through all the classic withdrawal symptoms... denial, rage, and hysterics.  Nap time was rough and after he woke up his bear's head was soaking wet. We discovered later (after observing him with his bear) that he had been trying to bite his bears eye ball's off to get to one of his B's... yikes. We are praying this is a short transition for our sad and sensitive little guy. 

Update on the update:  Levi went to bed without crying, and woke up so happy this morning saying to Binky Bear, "I am so big, just like my daddy is so big. See? No B!"