Nicholas found his thumb a couple days ago, and has started to using it to great effect. He hasn't figured out yet how to curl his other fingers down to avoid scratching his forehead and poking himself in the eyes, and he still mixes in a bunch of fist chewing, but when he needs it, he can get just the thumb.
And the really exciting news is that he is using this new skill to put himself to sleep! Yesterday I set him down on the floor half asleep to get a cake out of the oven, figuring he'd scream and I'd need to feed him more before putting him down for a nap. (Remember, this is the child who usually only naps during the day with the help of a pacifier and constant motion.) And I came back to find this:
He was content, so I left him alone. After about half an hour of alternating sucking his thumb and some very quiet fussing, I looked over and saw that he had his arm over his eyes, trying to go to sleep.
And a few minutes later:
He then alternated between being asleep and half awake sucking his thumb for about 2 hours. And one time when he woke up last night he had stopped screaming by the time I got to his room and I could hear sucking coming from inside the door. I went back to bed, figuring I'd let him go for the few minutes until he started screaming again and the next thing I knew Joe's alarm was going off at 6:30. I'm so proud of the little boy!
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