Thu 25 Feb 2010
My Blankie, My Love
Posted by Lisa Mitchell under Baby , Baby Equipment , My Baby , Toddlers and Up4 Comments
Maya has one great love in her life, one love that she just can’t live without…her blankie.
When I was about 6 months pregnant with Maya, not too long after finding out we were having a girl, I made a trip to our local Pottery Barn Kids to pick up the one baby item I had always known I would buy, regardless of whether I was having a boy or a girl; a beautiful, soft, warm stroller blanket. I had purchased the same blanket for the babies of several of my friends after coming across it one day while perusing Pottery Barn Kids for the perfect shower gift. The blankets were so soft and warm, with beautiful silk ribbing around the edge. It seemed like the perfect blanket to cuddle up with. I could just imagine it becoming the go to blanket for a little child for comfort. I knew that when it was my turn I would get one of those blankets for my child.
While I was pregnant I remember touching the softness of the blanket and running my fingers over the smooth silk edges trying to imagine what my daughter would look like wrapped up in its warmth. When Maya first came home we often used the blanket for tummy time, or for cuddling on the couch. Since Maya was born in the winter we needed a warm blanket to drape over her in the stroller or carseat while we were out, this blanket fit the bill perfectly.
Slowly, as she got a bit older it she started taking it to bed with her. When she became mobile it was often the first thing she would crawl towards if she could see it laying on the floor. She took her first steps while playing on the floor with her blankie. She loves to cuddle with it.
She loves to play peak-a-boo with her blankie, or just walk around with it wrapped around her.
No matter where she is or what she is doing you know her blanket isn’t far away. It is looking very loved these days. The pink color has faded a bit, it isn’t near as soft anymore and the silk ribbing has almost completely disintegrated, but she loves it just the same. Where every Maya goes so goes her blankie 
That is just darling. Supposedly, it’s a good thing when they form attachments to objects, like blankets. Kids who do are found to be more empathetic and sympathetic later on.
At least, that’s what I read in Parent’s Magazine. And since Ava has a blankie love of her own, I choose to believe it.
ooooooh, man. she is soooo cute.
i just blogged about this the other day…both my girls with their “papa’s” and how addicted they were/are to them! precious!
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