Pacifier Blues

At 17 months of age Kai has had his pacifier retired....it went "ni, nite" forever. It was a sad couple of days of crying at bed/nap time but thankfully for his stuffed bunny (in the picture:) and friends that sleep with him he overcame:) It's one of those things in life that you know as a parent you should have done when he was 3 months old (or 6 months old, or a year old!) so it doesn't have to "hurt" so bad later. But you just keep giving it to him because it brings comfort. And we are learning that it also brought sleep! Since giving up the pacifier (he only used it for bed times) he sleeps 2 hours less in the mornings, which puts a damper on homeschool!:) and 1-2 hours less for his afternoon nap. Almost makes me want to give it back to him:) But the teeth are at stake here...really the only reason for the pacifier seperation...they are becoming "bucked":D