My baby boy and his “pappy” – oh how I wish time would stand still and he would stay two forever!!
We cut a hole in his pacifier just after he turned two in an attempt to wean him off of it. I read and was told this was the easiest way to do it, because they would lose the satisfaction in sucking on a pacifier after it had been cut. But here we are 8 months later, and he still wants his “pappy”- which is his pacifier attached to a pacifier clip that is clipped onto his monkey lovey. And I am not even thinking about taking it from him!! Very rarely does it ever go in his mouth and 99% of the time it stays in his bed. Really only when we are going on a road trip or he is sick does it ever come out of his bed. But his favorite thing to do, his “comfort” is to hold on to his blanket with one hand and stick his finger in the broken pacifier. And it thrilled him when I let him get it out of the bed to take these pictures of him! he didn’t know if was for pictures, he just thought he was getting a special treat. He was leaning on the table watching Dora and I was able to get the shot I wanted of his signature “pappy” lovin’!
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Awwww, so sweet! These are those wonderful every day memories we all want to savor. What a great shot!
Oh Shea. Oh, Oh. Oh. My heart is bursting a little just reading and seeing this and it isn’t even my child! You are going to treasure this image for EVER. I love love love it. No way you’re taking that away from him!!! Beautiful!
super sweet. love the storytelling here. perfect shea.
So cute. It was hard to wean my daughter off of hers. I remember strangers taking it out of her mouth and she was snatch it back w/out saying a word. LOL
Lovely image.
Shea, this is the sweetest story! I think one of my absolute favorites of yours – its these every day moments that we forget over time. His finger in the hole of the pappy is what makes my heart skip a beat. I just love this! Love love love!
oh shea, i am with you.
and aside from the first day being rough, he has been great. but, i do think that fact that he was three and now a ‘big boy’…we made such a bid deal about that fact that i think it helped.
i just took jackson’s away last week (on this third birthday…what kind of mother does it on his birthday?
i love this image.
PEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCTTTTTTTT!!!!!! perfect perfect perfect, and did I mention perfect to y’all. love it.
Such a sweet way to remember this stage in his life. Love the lighting beautiful shot!
This is so sweet.
Love that little paci holding hand. 
Too sweet. I love this shot!
What a little sweetie!
I hear you, I want to freeze time for just a little longer
Oh sweet baby boy! One day this image will mean even more than it does now!!! So perfect!