Teddy Rabbit Has Some Competition

Since we arrived home with Grace her favorite stuffed animal has been Teddy Rabbit. He keeps her company on car rides, goes to bed with her and sometimes joins her for breakfast.

Lately though she has developed an obsession with Melmo (Elmo). We aren't really sure how it started, she only has one musical toy with Elmo on it and it isn't really a toy she plays with all that much. Her interested started a few weeks ago when changing her diapers she has to hold a diaper because there is a small picture of "Melmo" on them. Then a few days ago we were out for dinner and there was another toddler on the other side of the restaurant and Grace help pointing at her and calling her "Melmo". We kept correcting her and telling her "No, that is a little girl, not Elmo". But she was adamant, it took us quite a few minutes to realize that the little girl's sippy cup had a picture of Elmo on it. Guess she told us.....

So this weekend we headed out on a special shopping trip to get Grace a stuffed "Melmo" of her own. We found just the right one and seems to be fitting in just fine. We were a little worried that he was going to bump Teddy Rabbit out of the top spot but he is still the top bear. But I think we definitely now have a 1a and 1b. It is so fun just to watch her walk around with the two of them clasped in her arms and see how happy and excited she gets. This is the type of stuff we were waiting for and makes parenting so much fun. Some pics of the three amigos below....