milestone

Many things have happened that have marked our world over the years. Men landing on the moon, the fall of communism, and the creation of redbull to name a few.

Now we can add to that list "Ava Zondervan no longer sucks her thumb". For quite some time now we have tried to determine the best way to deter this habit so that she won't need braces for the better part of a decade. We contemplated everything from hot sauce to amputation, but it actually happened rather organically.

We had a going away ceremony for her blanket. She literally has had this blanket since birth and was the queen of finding the tag, positioning it under her nose, and then sucking her thumb until she passed out. All we did was make a special box (not really all that special, old gift box with pink paper) for her blanket and then told her now that she was six she didn't need it and we would put it somewhere safe. TA DA!!! Instantly the thumb which had been so connected to the blanket was no longer seen as necessary and she hasn't done it once since=)

ORTHODONTIC VICTORY!!! (or at least postponement)