Alden Eats Pappies

It’s pretty frequent to hear Anne ask me – “have you seen Alden’s Pappy?” (“Pappy” is our pet name for his pacifier). I’ve often thought to myself, quietly of course, that she’s a little bit OCD about keeping track of these things. I mean, we have a half dozen of them lying in various places around the house. If one goes missing, just grab another one…it will turn up eventually, right? Well…not exactly.

I started the week with 6 pappies, which Anne left for me in a wonderful, orderly fashion. After Alden’s first nap and a trip to the grocery store, 1 came up missing. No big deal, it’ll turn up right? Ummm…not exactly. Five hours later, pappy number two goes missing. You can see where this is heading, right? I am now down to ONE pappy that I have been guarding with my life for the last 12 hours. I have looked EVERYWHERE for the other 5 and it’s as if they never existed at all. Seriously…where do these things go? How do you lose 5 pappies in 4 ½ days? The only logical explanation -- Alden Eats Pappies.