Ninja Thumb

Brielle has figured out how to nurse and suck her thumb all at the same time. While she is nursing she slowly and slyly moves her thumb toward the side of her mouth and it just slips in. She actually can keep her latch. It's pretty cute. She will even do it if she is sleeping and nursing, so it's becoming a habit. I am constantly pulling her thumb away but oh well. It's a cute little tick that I will some day miss so I take it in stride.

I do feel some inferiority complex though. As if my boobs aren't good enough for her. She has to add her precious thumb into the picture. And while Brielle is learning to suck her thumb, Amelie is learning not to suck her thumb. For months I have been teaching her to squeeze her blankie whenever she has the urge to suck her thumb. And she is not allowed to do it in front of me.

Since she knows I don't want her to do it, she now asks me if she can suck it. Usually I say no, but there are still time like when she is overly tired or sick. I think it's cute that she asks.

I love the honesty in children. I remember when my step mom would tell me to go tell my dad what I had just done and I would actually go tell him. She later told me that she was always surprised that I would actually do it. There is such a beautiful innocence to children. That must be why Jesus told us to be like children. They are so unblemished by consequences.

Well, I know that thumb sucking is frowned upon by many, but it hasn't seemed to be a problem for us. It's been pretty easy breaking Amelie from it and yes, her teeth are a little weird, but I can already see them straightening out because she doesn't do it much anymore. I just think if you don't let them overdo it, it's fine. And, I would never be able to keep track of pacifiers, so go ahead Brielle...suck away.