Thumb sucker #2

On March 4th we took away Audrey's pacifier. It was a fairly easy transition and nap/bedtime was a breeze. I have given it to her in public places, like church or restaurants, and I've let her use it when she's sleeping somewhere different, like at grandma's house.

Occasionally I've seen her try to suck her thumb, but it just hasn't stuck...until this week.
I've noticed that she's been sucking her thumb when I get her from her crib and she occasionally will do it when she's getting tired.  But here's the reason I think it's going to stick:  today she did it to soothe herself when she was upset.  And it worked!

It's been sweet to see her curl up with her thumb and blankie when I put her in her crib... just like her brother.  I'm sure I could find a few pictures of Jacob and I doing the same thing as kids, too.

I'm not saying that you'll never see the pacifier again, but as she grows the small pacifier isn't comforting her as much as that thumb hopefully will.  I'm sure that my dentist would disapprove of thumb sucking, but what are you going to do?