Cookie Monster

Avery LOVES Garrett's stuffed Cookie Monster. He sleeps with it every night. Avery can't resist him either. We even bought her a red Elmo (who looks almost like Cookie Monster, but is red) in hopes that she would be happy with that, but it just won't do. At our house you have to share your toys, but favorite blankets and stuffed animal are OFF LIMITS. Yesterday Avery kept picking up Cookie Monster and carrying him around with her pink blankie. Of course, Garrett noticed right away and would start to yell at her. We're teaching him to tell her nicely, "Go put it back, it's mine," and she usually complies. When Garrett wasn't watching, she sat down on the couch with Cookie Monster, wrapped him up in her blankie and rocked him like a baby. She kept saying, "wrap him up, wrap him up." When Garrett drove by with a toy dump truck, she just sat there shaking her head at him. Greg and I couldn't help but smile.