Teddy

This is Teddy. Grandma Robyn bought Teddy before Aiden was born and because I thought it was SOOO adorable I didn't let Aiden touch it for months. When he was about 9 months old, I got Teddy down from the shelf to see what Aiden thought. He LOVED Teddy and has slept with him every night since. As you might be able to tell from his unraveling mouth and floppy body. (I can relate to the floppy body feeling! :) Teddy is a member of the family if you ask Aiden. So you can imagine the heartache and dismay he felt when I left Teddy at home during our last trip to the cabin! At first I thought it wouldn't be too big of a deal. Once Aiden was asleep, he wouldn't know the difference. Boy was I wrong! Aiden's pack n play is in the same room as our bed at the cabin so I hear his every move during the night. About 2:00 in the morning (maybe earlier- who knows) I heard Aiden stirring. Then I heard his hand swiping against the sides of the pack n play. Then he mumbled "Teddy" in the most pathetic little whiny voice and started to cry. Hard! I felt SOOOO bad. I had no idea how attached he is to that dang bear! But at the same time... it was SOOOO cute. I ended up trying a dozen different things to get him back to sleep, including putting him in our bed which I never resort to. I think we were awake for about an hour. He did go back to sleep finally and slept fine the next night, thank goodness. But I will be much more careful next time we leave town to have Teddy with us. I'm sure Aiden will too. :)