Lyla Bear

Maddy has been really quite good at keeping herself dry overnight for the past while. I wasn't sure that the day would actually come. That said however, in order to keep her dry we had to stop drinking beverages after about 7:00 and make sure that there was a visit to the potty one last time right before bed. That visit was quite often a fight. Scott made a deal with Maddy that if she was dry in bed for three weeks straight then we would go to the toy store.

As the day got closer they agreed upon a visit to Build-A-Bear. The night before I had this horrible thought - what if we wake up in the morning and she's "peeped" (in our house we poop and peep)??? Will I have the strength to start her all over? I prayed really hard that night that she would make it. Gratefully she did.

It was "Bearamy's" birthday that day so all the kids wore birthday hats to celebrate.

During the days leading up to the visit she went through many iterations of what kind of bear she would pick. A pink one, a red one, a white one with polka dots. I was surprised when she settled on the traditional brown.

Maddy now has a bear named "Lyla" who had to have a pink dress with sparkles, pink shoes with sparkles (dad talked her out of high heels), and satin panties to match. Lyla bear has a heart inside that Maddy rubbed on her arm, her knees, her nose and then kissed. I can't remember what all the actions were for - strength, love, some other cute things. They sure do make a grand production and it's quite wonderful.

Maddy's bear is named after her best friend at Miss Swendy's school. Do you ever wonder if the person who your child thinks of as their best friend also thinks of your child as their best friend? Am I weird for wondering?