Today, he decided to take three stuffed animals with him. The only problem was that he couldn’t carry all three at once and negotiate the stairs at the same time, so he just handed them all to me to take down the stairs for him.
Kicking the Pacifier Habit
Every few weeks, I get it into my head that Joseph’s done with his pacifier. It seems like we get him pretty much weaned (excluding when he goes to sleep), but then something comes up where it becomes too easy to give it back to him, and he’s hooked again. I’m not too worried, because I figure by the time he gets to junior high he’ll want to cave to social pressure and stop using one.
Today, we were about to get out of the car to do some grocery shopping—car rides are always a time when he hits us up for his “pacie”—and in the parking space next to us was a woman getting her baby back into the car.
The baby started to cry and fuss, so Joseph pulled out his pacifier and stretched his hand towards the crying baby on the other side of the car window and said “Baby. Cry. Pacie.”
Joseph has his fair share of power struggles over toys with other kids, but there are times like this where he just does things that are kind. He came to earth with his sweet nature, and we love him a lot.
6 comments:
this post made me cry. joseph loves his pacie ... and so it was a very kind thing for him to offer it to a sad baby! he is so very sweet.
Sweet beautiful baby boy--time for you to visit Grandma's house!
What a good boy! But you missed your chance to get rid of the pacie!!! you could have always said "Remember you gave it to the sad baby"
He is the sweetest little guy! I can't wait to see him in a few weeks!
I can't wait to have him around to help take care of Asher
When Todd told Joseph his paternal Grandpa was in the hospital with pnemonia he did so by saying that grandpa had many "owe-es" (spelling?)Precious Joseph immediately held out his much loved pasie. That was better medicine for grandpa than anything they've given him in the hospital
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