oh Teddy!

[kustommama]

Well I guess it was inevitable...we lost Ava's best friend in the whole world...her Teddy. We never let her take it with us to Disneyland. Why did we last night? I saw her with it and asked my husband why she had it. He just said thay Ava told him I said it was o.k. At that moment I should have walked it back to the car. Instead I just put it under Zoe's stroller. That was the last we saw of her beloved sleepy time bear. We didn't notice it was gone until we got home. I asked my husband to get it out of the stroller so I could give it to Ava who thankfully hadn't woken up when I put her to bed from the car. When we realized it was gone we were both instantly nauseous. What are we going to do?! My husband got back in the car after I broke down crying, and went back to Disneyland. Unfortunately, no luck. All I could to today was call lost and found....no luck again. I was able to get away with "not being able to find Teddy" all day. But what was I going to do tonight? Then, my husband has this ingenious idea. Buy a new one! lol! I didn't think it would work. It wouldn't look the same or have the same feel...the feel of being loved for the last 3 yrs. Well, he brings the new one home and says "look Ava I have Teddy. I had to get her from the Teddy Dr. and look he gave her new pajamas, a new blanky, and he even filled her head up with more stuffing. Isn't that great? She is as good as new!" I am quietly watching her reaction. She is hesitant and first and asks "why did she have to go to the Teddy Dr?" "well, because she was feeling yucky and needed to get better and now she is as good as new" we reply. "oh um o.k. look Bella teddy has new pajamas!"  It worked! omg! it worked! Whew! No more Disneyland with Teddy.

This experiance made me realize how much I have come to depend on Teddy also. When I am not with her, Teddy is like an extension of me...to comfort her, wipe her tears (she used teddy's ears to wipe her tears), keep her company etc. That bear has helped me as much as its helped her. I love that Teddy and will miss it. Knowing that this one is not the same one she slept with as an infant will always make me sad. good bye old friend.....

[rockmama]

Mar. 17, 2009 at 12:03 AM

awwww......