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Does your toddler have a lovey? (An object that he/she sleeps with and drags around and just generally cannot be without?)
If so, what is it?

Jack has a bear that he sleeps with and takes everywhere. He calls it "Dee."

Caden has "Pink Baby" that she sleeps with and goes on adventures with us! Pink Baby is a small pink bear that was attached to balloons that I got in the hospital when she was born. It's "creative" name came about because when she was little, she called the bear she had "baby", and then we she discovered this new bear, she asked what it's name was, and that all I could think of!

She also likes to have a blanket in her bed with her when she sleeps...the kind with the soft side and the silky side.

Campbell has a "DeeDee" - which is her blanket. It doesn't matter what color it is - but it has to be one of the Carter's soft cotton ones. I have no idea how the name came about either. You can ask her if it's her blanket and she'll say yes - but for some reason that's how she refers to it.

Aidan has binky, which is a blanket attached to a giraffe. It calms him down all the time.

Duncan has a blue blanket he calls "blank". It is silky on one side and fuzzy on the other. He drags it everywhere he goes! We make sure we have multiples so if we ever forget it or lose it, we have a back-up!

Ashtyn has a few. She has her snugglie which is the tag blankets that I make or the one we originally bought. She loves them She also has Adorable which is a bunny attached to a blanket. She isn't too picky with which she has but she has to have at least one of them to sleep. If we ever leave home with at least one of these times are miserable. Other than that she must have her paci.

Will doesn't really have a lovey. I've tried and tried to get him to take one up, but it doesn't work! I read that encouraging your child to form an attachment to a lovey will help them be able to sleep by themselves, because they have their special bear or whatever with them. Will does sleep with a stuffed bear, but I don't really think it's his lovey. I'm not sure if he even cares if it's there or not and when he's awake he just wants to throw it around. So, I guess I'm Will's human lovey.

Hayden has "worm". It is actually one of those crib toys that you tie to the crib. When you pull down on the bottom it plays music. Well at least it did 2 years ago. He loves his "worm". It goes with us everywhere. The pore thing is about to fall apart now.

My MIL gave us an adorable little tooth-fairy pillow when I was pregnant with the LO.

It was a blue bunny in PJs and a nightcap, with his eyes closed as if he were sleeping.
He had a little pocket on one side that I think was intended to hold teeth, but it's not there anymore. Neither are the PJs. Neither is one arm, actually.
All he is now is basically a head with a tattered ball of stuffing and one arm hanging underneath, but the LO still loves him. He can't sleep without him (he rubs him between his pointer and middle fingers as he drifts off each night...) and always includes him in his pretend play.
I wish I had some before and after pictures. It's amazing & sweet!

Katie has a teddy bear that is generally with us at all times. Usually she will leave it in the car if you request her to. She cannot sleep without it. She has been carrying it around since she started walking. ( Secret--we have switched out a few times with new ones..and put dummy bears at my mom's house just in case we have forgotten him)

Nattie has her binky. She also LOVES her "blank".