Yesterday, Ryder was screwing around in Zoes room and slipped on a random puzzle piece. He fell and hit mouth/teeth on the side of Zoes bed. He bled from his gums a little bit and his teeth may have been a bit loose.

Because of this incident, we didn't want him using his pacifier as it could lead to his teeth growing in improperly (at least thats what the internets say).

So, initially we were going to cut him off cold turkey. He protested (i.e. didn't go to sleep and just laid in bed calling for "Momma". So, we've decided to go another route... We've clipped off a piece of his pacifier and will continue to do so until the pacifier is of no more use to him. Hopefully it goes smoothly.