Nothing lasts forever...

Well, Micah recently experienced a small taste of the reality that nothing lasts forever in this life. As he is quickly approaching 2 1/2, I felt that it was time for him to give up the pacifier (not any too soon I might add). He has started becoming very attached and whiny when he doesn't have it. So this past week I called my mom and asked her how she got us to give it up. She actually referred me to her mother's plan, which I thought was a great one. So Thursday afternoon, after waking up from his nap we all took Micah outside to the big garbage can and HE threw his Nuk away. At first he wasn't to sure about it, but after a slight hesitation he tossed it in. We all cheered and handed him a large Toy Story Coloring Book that Nana had brought him. Then we went out for ice cream all the while telling him what a big boy he was. : ) He thoroughly enjoyed the evening. When it was time to go to bed he asked for his Nuk, just as I figured he would. I reminded him that he was a big boy now and he had thrown it away. His eyes looked sad but he cuddled in to his blankie and remarked, "I threw it." We then prayed and sang together until he was ready to head to sleep. After tossing and turning for about an hour he finally fell asleep. Hurray! And he is doing great without it!