A couple of weeks ago, Darren brought in a couple of things from storage for the nursery. One of these things is a mesh bag of all the stuffed animals we kept from out childhoods. It’s just been sitting in the room for a while, and bugging me, but today I decided to go through it.
Among these things were my baby blanket, and a doll my great grandma used after she went to live in the nursing home. When she died, my grandma gave a couple things to me and a couple things to my sister. One of the things I got was her baby doll and a blanket she used to keep it warm. The blanket is actually in great condition, and I’m sure the babies will appreciate it and get good use out of it! The doll might come in handy, too, especially if we have a girl.
I was also excited about having a couple of regular teddy bears. Nothing special, but soft and cuddly. Among them was even the build-a-bear I made for Darren one year (which he hated, but kept anyway – maybe for the kiddos one day??) and a penguin I got after my first knee surgery.
But, by far, my favorite thing I found in the bag was something that came from Darren’s childhood. I’ve seen it before, several times, but I always manage to forget about it. I’m not sure when he got it, but it’s pretty old. And awesome. So yes, even if we have boys, they’ll have a doll to play with. I mean, who doesn’t love a Cabbage Patch Mr. T????
January 12th, 2012 at 10:20 am
I wonder if that Mr. T would be worth any money now. That is so super funny! We had a few boy cabbage patch dolls growing up Randy and something else but this by far beats them.