Softies

Since it's closed to Valentine's day, some folks started talking about soft toys. Here is his, and here is hers.

I used to collect soft toys too. You know the ones that came with a minimum purchase from McD? I used to stuff myself with McD every week, just so I could collect the whole range. What a waste of money (and calories). When we moved to our current house, I had to give quite a lot away (to scavengers), there's no room to keep all of them.

With Zara, I have to be careful not to start another big collection. No furry ones for her, as it may cause allergy. None with loose parts, because she may accidentally choke on them. Here are 2 of her favourite, and they are definitely infant safe.

Mr Blue. She calls it Boo. Mr Blue is like a comfort object for her (besides the breast and thumb). When she's tired, she asked for Boo. When she frets, we gave her Mr Blue. She would search for Mr Blue's mouth, place it next to hers, and then, she would start sucking her thumb.
Mr Blue originated from Ikea. I had to get her two of the same kind. One for upstairs, one for downstairs, and just in case it went missing and couldn't live without it.

Top 2: Mr Blue helping Zara to nap. Bottom L : Zara making Mr Blue dance by moving it around. R: Even in the morning, if she saw Mr Blue, instinctively, she will still grab it and suck on her thumb

Lamb. She calls it Nam. Lamb was given to her by Nurse Tay, the midwife who helped delivered Zara (we later became friends). This is the only one that can substitute Mr Blue. She uses it like Mr Blue, but most of the time, she just plays with it. When she's holding on to Lamb, she likes me to sing Marry Had A Little Lamb and then she would move Lamb around as though it was dancing

Here is her Lamb moment