paci or no paci?

we recently started giving ellery a pacifier...well tried to give her one. as you can tell by her chubby cheeks, the girl loves to eat, even if it's just for comfort. so i wanted to try & see if she could suck on a pacifier before falling asleep instead of eating before nap times & bed.

well, the first time we tried it, which is when i took these pictures, she spit it right out and started crying. i kept offering it to her, until she got the idea that she was supposed to suck on it. i was so proud of her, though i thought it looked so silly in her mouth. well, she thought so too... after a few minutes, she spit it out and then did a major spit up all over the place. ellery:1, paci (as kyle calls it): 0.

since then, she's taken it a few times - when crying in the car or making a fuss at the grocery store. but for the most part, i think she knows it's not the real thing... and she gives me these looks like, "really mom, you think that plastic thing would trick me??"