Musings from a mom of thumb suckers

It's official. We have added another member to the club and his name is Benjamin. I've known since he was a week old that he was going to join the ranks, but he waited until he was 4 months to sign up. We introduced him to the pacifier. Benjamin meet paci. Paci meet Benjamin. But when they met it didn't go well. There was a lot of gagging and yucky faces on Benjamin's part. So we introduced him to another paci...and another. Each meeting ended with a sour face and more gagging. So I gave up. And a couple of months later I tried again. Same results. Why keep pushing the issue? Well, I kept pushing because in between birth and the thumb discovery there is a lot of fussing. But FINALLY he found it. What he had wanted all along. With his thumb it makes sense. He never understood that a paci was meant to soothe and suck on, but his thumb...well there is no teaching there. He pops it in his mouth, his eyes roll back in his head, and he gives a sigh of relief. I have a lot more to say on the issue, but the new recruit is crying. Be back later.