Awwww, blankie

When Zach was born, I got him an adorable little robot that I thought would soon become his “lovie,” the item he attaches himself to and can’t do without. Instead, when he was about 10 months old, he fell in love with a brown ABC blanket he got from my cousin, Katie.

It’s great. It allows him to sleep wherever and he’s happy when he sees it. All the blogs I read and the advice I’ve gotten from other parents say that I should get a second blanket for months down the road when the adorable “blankie” isn’t so adorable anymore (or is lost - yikes!). The problem is that 10 months later, Target doesn’t sell the blanket anymore.

I’ve been searching blogs, consignment stores, thrift stores, and eBay for this dang blanket for months. It’s nowhere to be found.

A couple days ago I got a birthday present from my awesome sister-in-law, Amanda and BAM! There it was. Blankie #2. You should’ve seen Zach’s face. He watched me open the present and his eyes got wide as they shifted from the blanket in my hand to the one already in his hand. He immediately raced forward to claim blankie #2.

My favorite part of the whole experience was when he threw his blankie on the floor, laid down on it, saw blankie #2 and got up to go lay on that one.

THANKS AMANDA!

Below (and totally unrelated), you can experience one of Zach’s favorite things: making noise!