Binky goes bye-bye, scapes, bruises, and bumps

It's been a rough couple of days for my baby boy. We took the Binky away and it's put Ben a bit out of sorts. Thankfully, he's going to sleep (and staying asleep) quite well, but we can tell that his sleep is restless and he isn't sleeping as long. Each day, before his nap and before bedtime, he talks about the Binky ~ he says a dozen times, "Binky go bye-bye?" and then "what do?" ~ meaning, what should we do now? Also, he wakes up saying "Binky go bye-bye" ~ it's very sad to me even though he seems to be coping relatively well. He is also more crabby during the day ~ perhaps because he is subconsciously missing the Binky or because he isn't getting a good nights sleep.

Then, if losing your security item isn't enough, he has been getting all kinds of bumps, bruises, and scrapes. First, Ben tried to do a hand-stand on the driveway ~ for some reason he lifted his hands and bonk...fell right on his head. He didn't cry, but he had a huge goose-egg on his forehead that has now turned a nasty green color. He scrapped his leg climbing out of the pool, slammed his finger in the closet door, bonked his head on the T.V. shelf, fell while running in the house and bonked his head on the hardwood floors, I zipped his skin in a zipper (oops ~ I felt horrible!), and he pulled a small terracotta flower pot down on his head. Then, he fell on the rocks outside and cut his toe ~ again, didn't cry but just said "ow". I didn't know he even hurt himself until I saw his toe bleeding. Then, a few days ago, he tripped over the curb and skidded on the pavement, causing a bleeding scrap on his forehead, top of his nose, under his nose, and a fat lip. THEN, yesterday he was standing on our kitchen banquette on a step stool, watching me do dishes (which he has done dozens of times). The step stool broke and he went falling off the banquette, scraping his back, and bonking his head (again!). He also has bruises all over his legs and arms from God only knows what...geez!!! I swear we are not neglecting this child ~ if you have seen him, you can attest that Ben goes a hundred miles an hour and doesn't pay attention to where or what he is doing!!! He is SOO different from Cailey ~ such a little boy!!!! He looks like he lost a boxing fight...I think I will wrap him in bubble wrap soon...or put a helmet on him. :o) :o)