Let me just preface this by saying that I am absolutely head over heels in love with my son. He is adorable, happy, cute, precocious, etc. He has this habit that is kinda cute but at the same time is becoming kinda gross. He seems to be completely enamored with his tongue. He sticks it out–100% of the time when he is doing something that requires any thought whatsoever–but he also constantly touches his tongue and licks his hand when he is just hanging out doing nothing.
I know its Weird. Yes, I do mean weird with the capital W. I don’t know how to get him to stop. It started when I took his pacifier away. Not the sticking it out when thinking about what he is doing, but the whole hand licking. My child has developed a pretty strong oral fixation. I have been hoping he would just decide to suck on his thumb, but no such luck. My kid is the “hand-licker.” I guess there are worse things…
Here are some pics of his tongue in action.
Embracing Imperfection 
Yes, but can he touch his nose with his tongue. Im so proud that Ava can! Gross!
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Our son does the same thing. We noticed it happen a lot more when we started giving him a bottle less. We started to give him back the bottle more, we realized that maybe he needed it for security. Not only does he stick his tongue out less and stick less things in his mouth, but he is also generally much happier. Works for us!
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