Loveys

Well, everyone knows "Boy Toy," Ada's lovey that she spotted in Wal-Mart one day (at about 7 months old) and HAD TO HAVE. He got his name because, obviously, he is a toy for a little boy.... He's a rather large Lovey- about half of Ada's size. She was taking him to daycare for a little piece of home everyday, but their relationship was becoming rather dysfunctional. She carries him in her mouth when she crawls, so she was tripping all over him. She insists on holding him at mealtimes, so he was getting disgusting. And of course, all of the other babies want to play with him, too, and it was making Ada very paranoid about Boy Toy theives! So, they started to hide him when it wasn't naptime.... but my smart-as-a-whip daughter found him. EVERYTIME. They would take her out of the room and hide him, and she could sniff him out like a hound dog. She found him in an unused crib in the corner of the room. In her basket on a top shelf. In the supplies cabinet with baby locks on it- Miss Angel said she turned around to find Ada with the door ajar, holding on for dear life to Boy Toy's leg- unable to get him out any further! She was becoming hysterical and constantly in fear of losing Boy Toy. So we had to quit bringing him.... :( That was the worst day of Ada's life, I think.

Then Ada attached to this fuzzy pink blankie in her crib. Same scenario, different Lovey. Why am I surprised? Both of my brothers had Blankies until they were I-won't-say-how-old. (Drew had "Fruit Blankie" and Kyle had "London." Fruit Blankie even snuck off to college with Drew, I'm pretty sure! London eventually disintegrated in the washing machine.) So we have forced a new Lovey upon Ada- a more socially acceptable Lovey, one that is small enough to carry around, but still fluffy and soft enough to love on.

Everyone, meet Lovey Bunny. (The pink bunny next to Boy Toy in the picture.) So, the Lovey situation is solved and everyone is happy. And Boy Toy waits in the car for us all day to see his Ada Bug when I pick her up from daycare in the afternoon!