The Love Of Her Short Life

This is "Mimi"...the sweet little name that our 3rd child, Samantha, gave to her beloved pacifier. She would walk around with the thing in her mouth 24/7 if we let her.

We introduced the two love birds the very day Sammy was born, and they've been inseparable ever since. This love affair has been going on for 2 years, 2 months, and 4 days. It's time for it to end. The relationship is just unhealthy, the dentist has confirmed it.

Samantha is sleeping right now - an extra long nap. Maybe it's because she senses that these are mimi's last moments, and she wants to soak them up. Or maybe she's just tired from being up all night calling for Daddy so he could crawl around under her bed at 3 AM to find the dropped mimi. Either way...when she wakes up, we're saying "bye bye" to mimi.

Wish us luck for this long, likely sleepless, weekend! Sniff...