Pacifier Love

While I was in labor I got an e-mail from someone at Babble.com asking for permission to use a picture of Huck that we had up on Flickr for an article about weening from a pacifier. The article (which can be found here: click!) is very pro-pacifier, and is fitting for our current relationship with Huck's pacifier. I made a feeble attempt at weening Huck from his "ish" (he made up that word for it, I'm not sure where it comes from) before Milo was born. But I stopped when I realized that the only reason I was doing it was because I thought that it looked kinda trashy--not for any health or dental reasons. Huck loves his pacifier. He is passionate about the thing, and with his two year molars cutting through and the appearance of Milo in his life, I've decided to cease all attempts at weening the "ish." It helps him sleep and comforts him when he's hurt or sad, and it keeps him from shoving other things in his mouth during teething. Anyway, the article makes lots of pro-pacifier arguments and the photo of Huck can be found on the homepage of Babble, as a thumbnail in the "New this week" section and as the header for the article itself. And, no, we didn't get any compensation for this, just a link to Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! at the end of the article.