grrlTravels

Trip taking necessities

When E. was getting old enough we started putting some stuffed animals in his crib with the idea that he would bond with one and it would become his transitional object. I wanted him to have one. He has two identical blankies which he likes and sleeps with, but no real attachment as far as I can tell.

But he took to one specific stuffed animal, a little dog-bunny. We called him "Guy" because we were too tired to think of anything better. And Guy really caught on. He plays with the other animals in his bed sometimes, but he really loves Guy. The only time he sucks his thumb is when he is holding Guy. To keep him quiet in the plane or the car we just hand him Guy and he plugs himself up and sits quietly for hours.

It was recommended that we buy several Guys and so after the dog-bunny was chosen we went on an extended search, Internet and otherwise, to find some more guys. Eventually we did. We had two in rotation and one saved for later. (For some reason I think my son will want a perfectly preserved Guy for his old age. Don't ask my why--I am sure he will look at me with one of those looks, and I'll get to keep the non-original Guy.) We did lose one Guy and I believe in my heart of hearts that he is living at the Philly airport and waiting for us to return there to retrieve him. So we are down to one Guy and the spare.

When I say that he loves Little Guy, as he is now known, I mean he LOVES LITTLE GUY A LOT. The preservation Guy is now in rotation just in case we lose the real deal.

And so when packing, what it the single most important item to not forget? You got it. You leave Little Guy at home and you are begging the neighbors to run to FedEx for you, and meanwhile no one is sleeping.

Posted by grrlTravels at November 4, 2004 9:24 PM