I've found my thumb

Lilly has found her thumb, well most of the time. She can clumsily stick her thumb in her mouth, but in the act she also pokes her eyes and scratches the surrounding areas of her face. In the morning, before she wakes, one can not only hear the sucking of the thumb through the monitor but can also see her jerky motion when one goes to pick her up. No complaints here. It soothes her and allows us a little more shut eye. I was a thumb sucker, and according to my mom, I was a compulsive thumb sucker. They had to put nasty tasting (non toxic) fingernail polish on my thumb when I was three or four to get my to stop. I definitely did quit by the end of Kindergarten, so I am game for her to suck. Now ask me again in five years and it might be a different story. But for now, the additional 5-10-20 minutes of sleep is golden. I'll take that and nasty tasting fingernail polish any day.