As I have mentioned before, Baylor has a beloved "snuggie." He had so many blankets as a baby, but he chose the little one with the dinosaurs that my mom gave him. It came in a set with a little outfit and hat. Of course he wore the outfit when he was a few months old and then they were retired, but the snuggie became a staple. After its 2+ years of use, his poor snuggie is getting WORN out. My mom has tried stitching up the holes, but the poor thing is falling apart.
Last Spring, I was walking down the hall at school and saw a friend/former parent of 2 of my favorite students and she was pushing her own little guy in a stroller. When I looked down at him, he was wearing the notorious dinosaur outfit that Baylor had (that came in the set with the snuggie). When I saw it, I excitedly told her that Baylor had the same outfit and then realized.. oh my gosh- do you have the blanket that came with it?! Well, the outfit was one her sister had borrowed her so she didn't have the blanket, but she said she would mention it to her.
I had forgot all about it and a few weeks ago got an email from my friend letting me know that her sister had another baby and when going through totes, found the BLANKET! They wondered if I would like it... um, YES! So her sister sent it to us all the way from Newport Beach :)
When it arrived in the mail, we let B pull it out of the envelope and he just smiled, ran to the couch, and tested it out. Russ and I were laughing at how his snuggie USED to look. Apparently a lot of love will wear a snuggie out :)
The NEW and the ORIGINAL
crazy!
Granted, it isn't HIS snuggie and he doesn't haul it around like his beloved, but he does like it and will sleep with it. I'm just so glad that we have a backup and that when the sad day comes that he snuggie is just string... we will have something similar :)
