The "Nukie Fairy" has come and gone...

As most of you know, Carter typically does not go to bed without "the trifecta" - his Nukie, blankie and "Buster" (his stuffed dog). While we are fine with him having his little blankie and Buster with him at bedtime, we decided it is time to break the habit of having a Nuk before he gets overly attached. For the past week we have been telling Carter that the "Nukie Fairy" would be coming to our house soon to gather-up all of his Nuks and bring them to the other new babies in the world, but that she would leave a gift for him in place of the Nuks. When I asked him what he thought the "Nukie Fairy" might bring him, he said "colors" (which means coloring crayons or markers). Luckily we happened to have some extra packs of coloring supplies around the house that he had received for gifts but had not yet opened. So last night was the big night -- as usual, he asked for his Nukie at bedtime, but we said that tonight the "Nukie Fairy" was coming to our house so he needed to leave them out for her to take. Luckily he had no problem with that and went to bed without it! He slept through the night great, didn't ask a thing about it this morning, and was thrilled to find his gift of new "colors" that was left for him. Mission Accomplished!! Whew!