an ode to Blankie, Train Blanket & Baby Elmo, & Baby

This little white sheep/blankie that Ellie calls "Baby" has been a pretty constant companion with Ellie over the past 3 years.  So much so that the white little "snuggie" {as we call them around here} is usually a little brown ;).  Baby is starting to have some wear on her seams too...but she has been well loved!

At times it can be a little bit of a nuisance to bring Baby everywhere or trying to hunt down Baby, but I also realize that this need for a snuggie goes by all too quickly! 

These pictures prove that....

Avery used to be the same way with "Blankie" that he would never, ever sleep without.  Since he was also in daycare we would always have to find that blankie and bring it with us to daycare e v e r y  s i n g l e  d a y, but most importantly we had to remember to bring it home every single day too!!  However, it has been several years since he has really even touched Blankie....

I don't think Evan got as attached to a snuggie as Avery & Ellie, but there were several years that he always had to have "Baby Elmo" AND "Train Blanket" with him in his bed or if he was going to stay at Grandmommy & Granddaddy's house.  This was just two years ago, and he still takes them with him to G&G's house, but really he doesn't sleep with them in his bed anymore...

{Baby Elmo is sleeping with Evan here, but you can also see Train Blanket beside his seat.}

So we will {love} and cherish our snuggies while we need them, but we will always hold on to them and remember the special comfort they brought my kiddos in their early years.

Thank you Blankie, Train Blanket & Baby Elmo, and Baby!!

{Thanks to Aunt Kelsey too who bought both Blankie and Baby as baby presents before Avery & Ellie were even born...she also bought Evan a blanket snuggie, but he never got really attached to it...yes Evan is the one who always has to be different ;)}