As of Saturday evening my Big Boy Charge is no longer using his beloved mouth-mouth (his special name for this pacifier). It was actually easier than we thought it would be in the end….there were tears of course and he is still asking for it twenty-plus times a day….but we did not have the sleepless nights we has braced for or the major meltdowns we anticipated. All-in-all we were giving him WAY too little credit for how big and brave a boy he is.

We bid you adieu molded rubber mouth piece – and welcome in a new era void of frantic searches for you and crazed parking lot sprints as you roll towards sewer entrances or standing mud puddles. You served your purpose well and we thank you for 25 months of calm car rides and peaceful naps – quiet store adventures and your uncanny ability to soothe troubles baby-souls.

Goodbye…….