That Sucks!

LM is obsessed with her pacifier. As in, it's the equivalent of crack for babies. It's borderline comical. BigM didn't really take one, so this is a new adventure for this MM. I always sort of cringed when I saw those moms who let their 5 year olds suck pacifiers as their shopping carts passed mine, but as I've found out on more than one occasion, you can't judge a mommy until you've walked around in her flip flops. (Although, if we let it go past 6 months, I'll be surprised. Ok, a year, tops.)

LM is a great sleeper once she gets there, but putting her down is a small hassle in the Mouse House (although it could be worse, she's been sleeping through the night since 11 weeks.) First we wait until BigM is asleep. Then have our last nursing session around 9ish, get a fresh diaper, read a quick story and it's off to the pack & play in our room. LM has no problem being put in her bed, but she will struggle and squirm around until she gets "just right." And you better believe one of us has to stand there and hold that paci in her mouth. She finally drifts off and we tip-toe tip-toe tip-toe out of the room where we then sit and wait. Without fail, about 7 1/2 minutes later, she starts fussing because that dang paci has fallen out of her mouth. I skitter down the hall (remember, I'm a mouse) as fast as my legs will carry me so she won't wake up her sister across the hall. Insert paci, instantly back to sleep. And sometimes, she will grab hold of the paci and pull it out of her own mouth. You should see the expression on her face, "Who the heck did that? Why would anyone do something so incredibly mean to me? Show your face, you thief!" I then wrench it out of her tightly closed fist (angering her further) and silently shove it back in her mouth... and she's out like a light. Repeat, repeat, repeat and she's down for the night.

So every once in awhile, that same paci-bandit strikes during naptime, which is why when DM came home this afternoon, he found LM snoozing in the bouncy seat- a paci in her mouth and one tightly clutched in each of her cute little fists.