Socks, Frogs, & Kitty Cats

For better or worse, neither one of my kids has really attached to anything in particular.  I suppose that's good since I don't have to worry about losing it.  However, I do think it is sweet to see a child loving on a special toy or animal. 

For Abby the closest thing she has to a lovey would be socks.  Yup, socks.  She loves them, carries them around, can't get enough of them.  I have watched her dig through a stack of laundry, throwing aside underwear and shorts, and seen her entire face light up when she finds a sock.  I am serious here, no exaggeration.  She loves them.  Clean, dirty, Ryan's, Daddy's, colorful, white, black, it doesn't matter, she loves them all. 

Ryan's go-to comfort toy would have to be some combination of his kitty cat, frog, and Moo-tee pillow.  Kitty Cat was a gift from cousin Ricky when we were visiting family up North over Thanksgiving.  Ryan immediately bonded with Kitty Cat and takes him everywhere.  It's not a must-have, I can't sleep without him situation, but he does usually ask for him at night.  However, Kitty did spend the night at Grandma's house once (aka Mommy had no idea where he was so I told my son a white lie, oops).  Kitty used to ride in the car a lot; now he just mostly stays in bed all day.  Kitty has gotten to go a few exciting places with Ryan, including preschool.  Frog came from an even more unlikely place.  We were at a craft sale in December and some lady at a booth just handed him to Ryan - he was getting a little tired of shopping and was somewhat cranky :)  I'm thinking this is sort of weird and probably germ-covered, but oh well why not.  Frog has been a best friend ever since.  Frog sleeps on his bed as well and I try really hard to keep him there.  Ryan occasionally wants to carry him around, but he's awfully little and awfully attractive to his orally-fixated sister.  And of course the Moo-tee / Snoopy pillow.  It's very cute and Ryan loves it.  It's a little small and I bought him a bigger brown one awhile back, but he won't use it.  He sleeps on Snoopy every night.  And if he spends the night away, Kitty and Frog and Snoopy Pillow always make the bag. 

For now, this is the closest Ryan & Abby have come to attaching themselves to something.  I suppose we'll see what happens, especially as Abby gets older.  I've seen her on occasion holding a doll or sleeping next to a stuffed cat.  I would imagine she will eventually pick a favorite being a girl and all.  But I guess we just get to wait and see!