Pacifier: revisited

The pacifier has never been a big hit in my house.  I didn't introduce it at first because I read it can cause some problems with latching appropriately when breastfeeding.  Since that ended up being an enormous failure, I started giving Grady the pacifier by week 2 of life.  It helped calm him when he was crying for no reason.  It helped him fall asleep when he was tired and cranky.  However, he never formed a huge bond to it.  There were many times he simply didn't want it.  By the time Grady was four months old, he no longer used his pacifier. 

A few days ago, Grady found one of his old pacifiers.  He must have some memory of it because he knew exactly what to do with it.  He popped it in his mouth. 

Since I'm not used to him having a pacifier in his mouth, he looks pretty funny.  He doesn't actually suck on it.  He just chewing; using it for teething.  He pulled it out of his mouth ever once in a while, then pop it back in.

I told him to smile and he gave me a big grin, pacifier in place.

When Grady went to bed last night I put the pacifier away.  Since he never formed an attachment to it before, I'd rather he not form one now.  I don't want to have to break the habit later.  Still, it's pretty cute to watch him use a pacifier.  In a world where he is growing up so fast, it reminds me that he is still just a baby.