Thumbs

Thumbs

Oh the thumb-suckers thumb

May look wrinkled and wet

And whithered and white as the snow

But the taste of a thumb

Is the sweetest taste yet

As only we thumb-suckers know

--Shel Sliverstein

Julianna sucks her thumb. We have sonogram pictures of her doing it in the womb. Obviously her thumb is a huge comfort for her. I know that some parents are obsessed with making sure that a thumb-sucking habit doesn't happen. I am not one of those parents. I love that she sucks her thumb and I will wait a very long time before I discourage the habit. Who is it hurting? What's the problem really? Is the pacifier really a better alternative? Come on people! It's a natural soothing habit. She rarely sucks her thumb just because; usually she does it when she's tired or hurt. I am no hurry to make her stop.