I included this photo of T when he was a baby, because I think he totally looks like Superman. He was about five months at the time and would regularly make this pose. Also, check out those awesome legs!
Anyway, I've decided that T has superhero hearing. My college roommates used to tease me that my hearing was ridiculously good, and it appears T has inherited this from me. Specifically, he hears really well when it's something to do with treats. If he's anywhere even close to me when I ever so quietly open a Starburst or a package of those mini M&Ms, he comes sprinting over and asks, "Can I have some?" He even came running one time from way up in the kitchen, all the way down to my office. His hearing is so tuned in that the other day, I ripped a paper out of a notebook and he came running in to ask, "What you got there?"
Unfortunately, T does something that I don't think any superhero has ever done--he sucks his fingers. Ever since he was about a month old, he's sucked the index and middle finger of his right hand. After repeatedly trying to get him not to (and already worrying about the state of his two front teeth) we decided to take more drastic measures. We've started taping up his fingers with athletic tape (and no, it doesn't hurt his fingers, so don't post comments about me abusing my child). It sometimes makes him super mad, but he usually gets over it pretty quickly. So much so, that he's discovered the fingers on his left hand taste just as good. So, I now tape up two fingers on both hands. Today, he had both hands taped up and was sitting on the couch. I look out from my office and he's sucking his thumb!! Am I going to have to tape up this kid's entire hand--both of them??
Finger-sucking may not be a superhero trait, but I will give him this--he's pretty ingenious for a two-year old. That's got to count for something. :)
9 comments:
Oh how I love your little T man!!
Lil' E sucks his thumb too, always has...but I don't worry about it too much. He'll get over it soon enough & I know he was doomed for braces before he ever went for the thumb.
I love that picture, very impressive!!
he could team up with bears on the great search for candy. he could use his super hearing and she could use her super-pestering. There'd be no stopping them.
Go Super T!
They will stop sucking their thumb the first time their friends make fun of them..we learned that from experience :-)
If the hands are taped, you better make sure he doesn't go for his toes. HE HE
That push up pic is great, he's one strong kid. Goodluck with weaning the habit!
From one life long thumb sucker to another, leave the poor kid alone. It's a coping mechanism that goes way beyond understanding ;). Course I did have to have braces... but I stand by the fact that it had nothing to do with the thumb sucking.
I love the picture. Sucking thumbs and biting nails are issues I'm still dealing with, (with my kids, not with me) let me know if you find anything that works
That is AMAZING! I wonder how many push ups he'll be able to do in his prime.
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