Plummer Post: Bop She Bye Bye Party!

On February 20, we decided to take the plunge and get rid of the bop she's (pacifiers). We have been wanting to do it for several months, but every time, we made excuses or had a trip we needed to go on, or had company coming into town (you get the idea). So we decided it was time. Noah was 2 1/2 and it was time to let go of the pacifiers. Noah and I talked about having to say bye bye to the bop she's for a while and John and my mom and dad and Aunt Mary Ann also joined in talking about how big boys did not need bop she's. We also took it a step further and said that the new baby needed his bop she's.

Our wonderful dentist had recommended that we have a party to say good bye to the bop she's. We asked Noah what he wanted at his party and he requested hot dogs, french fries, beans, lemonade, cake and ice cream. So we invited over Nana and Pa and tied his bop she's to the end of balloons and let them go into the sky so the new baby could have them. Noah seemed to be okay with it and did not cry when we let the balloons go. He had all his favorite food, gifts to open and all his favorite people, but the first night was a bit rough. He asked if we could go find his bop she's, but finally went to sleep on his own. Since the first night it got easier and easier and I can honestly say that it was pretty painless, I had been very afraid that it would be very hard and traumatic for all of us, but I think because we waited until he was ready, it made all the difference. It is hard sometimes to see my little baby getting older, but I am so proud of how well he handled the transition and how proud he was that he gave his bop she's to the baby because he is a big brother now. By the way the name bop she's is something that he came up with, we have no idea how he came up with it, but pacifiers will forever be bop she's to John and I.