Around here, pacifiers are treasured objects. They’re also very important objects. So important, that I keep a spare one in my purse, in the diaper bag (one on a clip and one in an outside pocket), in the car (glove compartment and next to the car seat), in my mother’s mini-van, and one at her house. We also keep three or four in the kitchen. And so important, that I’ve already run out in the middle of the night to the store to buy one, or ran a spare one over to my mother’s house.
Still, pacifiers manage to disappear. Or Alyssa will have a purple one, then suddenly discard that and come back with a green or yellow one. But the best so far – as of five minutes ago she had a pacifier clipped to her, one in her mouth, and one in each hand. Needless to say, I extracted the extras from the vise-like grip of her mouth and hands, and moved them to their storage location.
It’s disgusting outside. It’s warm and humid and sticky and just ugh. I feel gross, even though I’m not. See, I have this issue with showering. I must shower every day. If I don’t, I feel disgusting. It doesn’t matter that I may have showered just the night before, I still must have a shower. Well, today I didn’t take one yet – I ran out to do errands this morning – so I’m sitting here going, “Ugh…”. I think I shall go take one. Ciao!
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, on November 11 2005 at 2:25pm:
i feel the same. I have to take a shower every day or i’ll feel gross if i dont!! here the weather totally sucks! its freakin cold and windy 
i hate it
, on November 11 2005 at 2:41pm:
Jonathan never would take a pacifier, so we were lucky that we never had to worry about always knowing where one was.
It’s actually cold here, with a little bit of snow from yesterday. But I think I’d rather be cool than be hot and sticky like you described. Not a good feeling.
, on November 11 2005 at 3:06pm:
It’s the same way with AJ. We used to have so many spare one’s, but then they disappeared, so we only have like 4 now. I used to clip them on him, but now I’m trying to keep them away from his sight during the day so that his mouth is unoccupied. But if he spots one somewhere, he’ll freak out until I give it to him.
, on November 11 2005 at 3:13pm:
I only have 2 pacifiers for chelsea. Of course she’s not mobil yet so I don’t have to worry about her loosing them.
, on November 11 2005 at 3:17pm:
We have a few.. and they end up getting lost somewhere.. we’ll find them a few days later in her toy box or something. She’s not too picky about them, in that she has to have one, but we do like using them to get her to calm down in the evening before we put her to sleep. She’ll grab one and put it in her mouth, Chris will put her on his chest, and she’ll just doze off.. then we take it out and put her in the crib.
, on November 11 2005 at 5:28pm:
I was just telling my younger sister that she will never realize the importance of a binky until she has kids. My son only takes a certain kind and of course they are hard to find..lol
, on November 11 2005 at 5:53pm:
i understand that she’s one, but usually they stop using them by then….
, on November 11 2005 at 6:00pm:
Oh I am the same way. I gotta shower everday or i feel icky. The weather is the same over here, hot and humid, it sucks! We need the cold weather!!!
, on November 11 2005 at 6:25pm:
haha his first name isn’t sherman thats his last name..lol. his first name is David but he is a druggie and stuff so thats why he is a loser:)lol.
, on November 11 2005 at 6:39pm:
I really wish it would stop being warm in the wintertime. I have this crazy idea that seasons should feel the way they look on t.v. – fall should be pretty sweaters and light jackets! Leaves coming down! Hot coacoa! That’s not so much to ask, is it? Jeez.
The mental picture of Alyssa with all of her pacifiers : ) is adorable. It sounds like a blessing that she appreciates them.
I hate going anywhere without a shower, even if I’ve had one the night before also. My hair is extremely fine and thus gets oily easily and my hair determines usually if I feel clean or not, so generally 12 hours is my cut off and when I need another shower if I’m going anywhere/seeing anyone.
I love these messages by Samantha ; P I’ve worked with a whole lot of kids and she is just barely one, kids are still using bottles at her age and if they’re using bottles I think pacifiers are just fine.
, on November 11 2005 at 6:52pm:
Re: Age and Pacifiers
Dentists and pediatricians say it’s okay if a child wants to use a pacifier until they’re two years old. Most will quit using one on their own before then – but some have to be coaxed off of it.
, on November 11 2005 at 7:30pm:
Holy crap! I’m late! Congratulations! New baby! Eee! I wish you the best of luck with it all!
I understand the whole soothie thing. I just spent a 6 hour car trip sticking one in my cousin’s daughter’s mouth! 
, on November 11 2005 at 7:31pm:
Hi Jenn, I was wondering if you were recieveing my emails about the domains? If you haven’t could you please email.
, on November 11 2005 at 11:54pm:
echo, parents usually wean their children away from pacifiers before they hit one. i went to uni for early childhood development and i learned that children use a pacifier as a way to comfort themselves. by the time a child is one they should be able find comfort in other ways, i.e. their parents, not a pacifier.
, on November 11 2005 at 11:55pm:
I don’t have any kids so I’m not sure about the pacifier thing, but I get the idea on why so many. Now that I think about it, my nephew was the same way with his pacifiers.
I’m the same way about showers and feeling icky. It has been cold here, though so I haven’t had the icky feeling lately.
By the way, thanks so much for the comment on my site, and offering to email me more about transfering my domain name. If I don’t get the email I will definately email you to see. :-)
Take care! :-)
, on November 11 2005 at 12:49am:
Why so many pacifiers? Just keep like 3 at the most and pin them on her shirt. or just buy 365 of them and do the same.. they’re what, $3 a piece? That’s a lot of money but you wouldn’t worry about it.
, on November 11 2005 at 1:20am:
Hehehe… my parents did the same for me. Apparently, I would freak the fuck out if a “nummy” was not immediately handy.
As the domain name suggests, my name is Jenn, and I own this blog. I'm 26 years old and married to my one true ♥, Daniel. And while I have two kids (Alyssa is five, and Ryan is three), you won't find "mommy" in my username or email address, nor does my blog revolve around them. I'm a mother, but most importantly I am me, with a passion for love, blogging, reading, and photography. I'm also a busy freelance writer, web designer & SEO goddess, and a blogger relations person for an adult toy company.
We do the same with our yummy’s. They’re everywhere, but she still manages to lose them and then we’re scrambling to get to WalMart to buy more. I can’t wait to finally get rid of them for good.