In the past few months, Olivia has amassed items that she collectively refers to as her “night-nights.” An odd choice of words, considering that she carries them with her about 24 hours a day. She left them unattended briefly yesterday, and I snapped a quick photo.
You can see both of her blankets, her teddy bear, Ugli Doll and her lovey (a.k.a Stinky). Only her pacifier and pink teddy bear are missing–my guess is she still had those with her.
Ava didn’t really develop this type of attachment. I tried very hard with with a stuffed duck, hoping that by tucking it in bed with her, she’d feel comfortable on her own (fail). There was also the Incredible Hulk phase, where she adopted one of Bryan’s old action figures for a few weeks. Beyond that, though, she never really had a particular item (or items) that she wanted with her at all times.
I keep waiting for Olivia to move on, but instead, her attachments seem to grow stronger.
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Posted by Laura on September 15, 2009 at 12:57 pm
This is hilarious! Does Olivia try to carry all of these things around at once, or does she alternate what she carries around? That’s quite an armful!
Posted by smithfamilyweblog on September 15, 2009 at 1:20 pm
All at the same time, Laura. I tried so hard to get a photo of her on Sunday. All you can see are her little feet and pudgy hands.
Posted by Karyl on September 15, 2009 at 8:49 pm
So very cute – thank goodness she didn’t leave any of her valuables behind on Labor Day weekend! Wyatt left his giraffe – I will return it finally, tomorrow – although I think he must have been OK without having it so far. The only other kid I can remember having such an attachment to a bedtime special was Scott Washow – he had Dowdie – I can’t remember whatever happened to Dowdie – someone remind me!