Pacifier Addict

Hi my name is Rachel and I am a pacifieroholic...

I finally broke down and let Rachel have her pacifier a couple weeks ago. She was crying inconsolably and we had already noticed she loved sucking on fingers. I worry that our fingers are not the cleanest things to put in her mouth. Any way, as soon as we put her pacifier in her mouth she began to frantically suck and calmed down.

As some of you know I have had a hatred for pacifiers and said my child would never have one. I know God has a sense of humor, and I imagine him laughing about my proclamation and disdain for something as trivial as a pacifier. He created Rachel to have a need to suck greater than her need to eat. Even after she eats her fill she will often want to suck more. Someday we may have to wean her from her pacifier, but for now she is an infant and we are meeting her needs and bringing her pleasure and comfort. While I still do not love the idea of a pacifier I can appreciate its usefulness.

I suppose we should thank Grandma Short for having the foresight to buy her an adorable pacifier.