Merrick's New Crib Friends

So many kids develop an early attachment to a favorite stuffed animal, blanket, etc. Up until this point Merrick has never really done this. Part of this could be that we are the kind of parents that allow him to have a pacifier when he sleeps (the horror!!!), so maybe that is some type of an attachment of its own.


However, recently he's had a bit of favoritism toward 3 certain stuffed animals of his. He's named all 3 of them - I'll have you know he chose the names himself - and all 3 must now sleep in his crib with him. In fact, a couple of them have already accompanied him on shopping trips and a birthday party.


Here they are below - 'Nana' the elephant, 'Bear Bear' the bear, and 'Sheep the Turtle' the turtle. And I know Merrick would want me to be very clear that you can't call the turtle 'Sheep' for short. Just as you may not call some Jennifers 'Jen', or Davids 'Dave', sheep's name is 'Sheep the Turtle'. I'll leave it to you to figure out who's who.