happy st. patrick's day. this post has nothing to do with st. patty's day though. k? k. henry was wearing a really cute green outfit, but by the time i got home this evening to snap any photos his dad had already stripped him down (he had goulash for supper...so he got pretty messy as you can imagine). i know, i'm a lame mom, but i think we can overlook this minor non-documentation in lieu of what i really have to share :)
you know how some babies snuggle stuffed animals or blankies, or they suck their thumbs to soothe themselves? well henry lodges his finger deep within the comforting crater of his belly button. i'm not kidding you, he puts his finger in his belly button constantly (its hard to dress him in a onesie, because not having access to this necessary little niche can become particularly distressing), he does it to calm himself down when he is upset, he falls asleep at night with one finger firmly rooted in there, and he will just prod at his navel absent-mindedly throughout the day. sometimes, he will find your belly button too (which is funny until he really crams his finger deep in there). at first, i thought it was just an amusing thing he did a few times, but now i am starting to realize that it really is a self-soothing mechanism. Is this normal? I guess there are probably worse and weirder habits a person can have. Hopefully, though, he outgrows it before he begins dating :)
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