a first.

My first thumb sucker.

 I love it!

 It is the sweetest thing to watch Luke sucking his thumb.

Not so sweet will be receiving his first bill from the orthodontist 12 years from now...

but let's live in the now.

Right now its pretty darn cute.

When he starts to fuss that little thumb is plopped in there before I have a chance to swoop him up.

Self-soothing. This kid is quickly climbing the ladder to favorite. 

(kidding)

And the thumb sucking puts him to sleep. 

I think I have this little thumb to thank for the fact that he slept 9 hours in a row the other night.

 (ok not kidding about the favorite status anymore)

Now that Luke has his bff, his thumb, he will fall asleep anywhere.

 The car, his chair, the playgym.

It's staying asleep with his rowdy brothers that's the problem. 

Too bad this thumb didn't come with complimentary headphones.

I read that thumb sucking is hard wired in babies brains and many begin in the womb. 

How sweet is that?

 A much nicer mental picture than my 2 bigger boys that were busy battling and getting tangled up in the umbilical cords.

Luke and his sweet thumb sucking. 

The comfort and good sleep it brings him.

Please don't burst my bubble. 

I know this is another thing I will have to break one day.

 I still have a binkie, diapers and a crib on Max's list.

Thumb sucking will be on the have that conversation with Luke list

if he's still doing it at a business meeting when he's 30. 

Check.