This is what he looks like without his nukky. Keep the image in your head, because you might not see it again for a while. At least you can tell the facial expression behind the nuk. For a while, I actually thought it might grow into his face like a tree grows around an old fence. But alas, he had me going again. He ran with the nukky life for several weeks really hard and then it wasn't as big of a deal any longer. Whew. One less thing to worry about. For a while I was convinced I was going to the the mom of that 6 year old that cannot go to first grade because he won't leave his nuk at home.