Good bye Nukkies!

This week marked a huge milestone for us!
Noah has not needed his Nuk to sleep for some time. He has, however, requested it because Hannah is INSISTENT on having a Nuk when she sleeps. Wednesday night, Hannah decided that she is a big girl and no longer needed her "Nukkie". (OK, so Mom & Dad helped the process a little by slicing a small hole in her soothie pacifier and making that hole a bit larger every few days. Wednesday the slice had turned into a small hole, so the pacifier apparently no longer what she wanted.) As she had for the past few nights, she told us her Nukkie had a hole in it. As we had told her for the past few nights, she had to either suck on it as it was (with the hole) or throw it in the garbage. We didn't have any more for her. So, after a week of telling us it was OK with a hole, she told us that she was a big girl and didn't need her Nuk and was ready to throw it in the garbage. Mom took a picture, although it didn't turn out to be a great picture for such a momentous occasion in Hannah's life.
Over the spring/summer, we decided to ONLY give him his Nuk if he asked. Hannah asked every night. Noah asked occasionally - less and less lately.
So, our big kids have visitors this week. Grandma & Grandpa P came up from Arkansas to visit. They brought cousin Alex up to visit his mommy (who lives up north), so he visited for a few minutes then left. We will get to hang out with Grandma & Grandpa P. for the week until we go to visit our other grandma & grandpa on Friday.
Have a great Holiday week. Happy Thanksgiving!