time for an intervention....

Bunnies by the Bay - Buddy Blanket
Originally uploaded by thestahlhouse

Our sweet Gracie Bean got this really nice blanky as a gift from our neighbor. Having been through 3 boys who were highly addicted to their LARGE blankies, we thought that Gracie would do well with something smaller. It has worked flawlessly.... until tonight. We never realized how attached Gracie is to the bunny. For some reason, Gracie had an upset stomach after house church. She threw up a little bit in her bed, on her bunny and in her hair. So the bunny had to go in the wash. We located several other bunnies, hoping to appease her. This was to no avail. By this time the bunny was 1/2 hour in to a 1 hour wash cycle. No way to spot wash it now. So after a while Grace was just up with us in the living room. We were able to locate the exact bunny she has. When Grace saw the bunny on the screen, she pointed and said "Bah". I think she recognized the bunny. So while the bunny was drying, we decided to order another bunny. The method to our madness is we don't want to be in a BIG Dilema if something were to happen to the bunny on any one of our upcoming road trips.

So, the dryer is done. The bunny is mostly dry. Gracie takes one look, starts cuddling and basically said (without words), that is what i was looking for. It is 11:00PM now, we haven't heard a peep since she got her bunny back and in 3-6 business days, we will have a little insurance for the road trip.

On another note, we may have to quietly ween her off her bunny. We had to do the same thing with her and snow suits. When she was an infant, she loved the confined, warm space of a snow suit. That is the only way she would sleep. Thankfully we got her off that as well as her brothers off of their blankets. There is a reason we have a blanket tote in our shed.