Gag

That's what she is doing in this photo - gagging herself.

Before Annie-Lu was born, we were warned that Binkies were baby "crack" and that if we relied on them too heavily, it would be war trying to get the Binky Monkey off her back. "She'll be jonesin for it! I tell ya!"

We had so much going on those first few months that our attitude was "Give her whatever makes her happy" and we had an array of Binkies around the house, in the car, the diaper bag etc - always within arms reach.

At about 5 months she just lost interest in them. Doesn't want them even if she is crying.

For a while there she was curling the fingers of one or both hands over her lower gums and letting them hang there.

He latest thing is to jam her thumb so far back in her mouth that she gags. A few times a day we are pulling her hand out of her mouth and telling her "Don't do that".

Just all part of a baby's exploration of the "miracle me" I suppose . . . .