When I was a novice dad, I assumed that all children would eventually settle on some sort of security item, be it a blanket, stuffed animal, or other "lovey." To my surprise, Reilly never seemed interested in these things. We put special super-soft blankets in her crib, and stuck a teddy bear in the corner, but she never grew attached to any of them. Just as I started priding myself in rearing an unafraid and security blanket-free child, Shawn went to check in on Reilly at naptime, and discovered this scene:
A short time later, Reilly raised up a cry to let us know that her nap was over, and we discovered her standing in her crib with tears streaming down her cheeks and an Elmo in each hand. When Shawn brought her to the highchair for her afternoon snack, Reilly did not release her red furry twins, and so the Elmos joined us for a meal of Fig Newtons:
Oh my goodness, how adorable.... Please come back to NYC :-/
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