Paci Detox update

So we failed miserably. Well, I wouldn't say miserably, but it was rough. Ethan screamed for almost an hour. I mean, SCREAMED. Like not breathing kind of screaming. He was so upset he was gnawing the paint off his crib rails. Wow. I definitely didn't expect that. And I didn't expect to be such a softy. It was so hard to hear him so upset. He wasn't really a baby that cried much, so to hear him scream and cry for so long was very hard for me. I heard him screaming while I was in the shower with the ventilator fan on. So after over an hour of that, we gave him his paci. The thing is, I know he doesn't need it, but I created the habit for him when he was a baby. So now it's hard to break that habit. I hear it is better to take it away when they're young, but now our thought is to wait until he's a bit older when we can reason with him. Any suggestions or ideas? Maybe he isn't a cold turkey kind of kid. So we'll see what the next few days hold. I can tell you though that it is so nice knowing that he is fast asleep in deep slumber now. Ahh, peace!

Photographical evidence

This used to be a beautiful smooth white crib rail
A few paint chips on his face...and he's not even using his paci! Good gracious, son!