Thumb sucking
Now that I've relaxed about the thumb sucking,* it's kind of funny. Of course Luke still doesn't have great control of his hands. When he's trying to get his thumb, he mouths his hand and other fingers for a bit first. During this time, he has an irritated / discontented look on his face. When he finally does get his thumb, he can't yet make a fist with the rest of his fingers so they wag in front of his face and bug him. He'll blink a bit, and look irritated some more. Since Luke seems happy only for about the first half of a grocery trip, I'm actually glad he can find his thumb.
UPDATE: While Luke was napping today, he started making a little noise so David went to check on him. When he came back, he said Luke was trying to get his thumb into his mouth, but had unfortunately tucked his thumb into his fist so he couldn't find it.
*From the little research I've done, it looks like dentists don't worry until kids are around 4, the vast majority stop on their own by then, and the only thing long-term suckers seemed to have in common was major battling with parents over thumb sucking when they were younger. So no one bugs him about it, ok?
UPDATE: While Luke was napping today, he started making a little noise so David went to check on him. When he came back, he said Luke was trying to get his thumb into his mouth, but had unfortunately tucked his thumb into his fist so he couldn't find it.
*From the little research I've done, it looks like dentists don't worry until kids are around 4, the vast majority stop on their own by then, and the only thing long-term suckers seemed to have in common was major battling with parents over thumb sucking when they were younger. So no one bugs him about it, ok?
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