Elphy 1 and Elphy 2

Avery officially has a "lovey": his stuffed animal, Elphy the Elephant. Whenever we hand him Elphy, he gives it a big hug. And he can't go to sleep without it. The other night, Avery woke up at 4:00, cranky from his sore gums (he is teething big-time. He is getting tons of new teeth, including his molars, all at once). We brought him into our bed, but he wouldn't go to sleep until finally we thought to fetch Elphy from his crib. As soon as he was holding Elphy, Avery fell asleep. We went to Kohl's the other night, and they were selling stuffed elephants for $5 and the money goes to some sort of children's charity fund. We decided it couldn't hurt to get a spare, so now we've got a second Elphy.

Breakfast with Elphy:

Reading a book with Elphy 2. Avery ALWAYS holds the book upside down:

I swear I left the room for one minute, and when I came back, Avery had found a roll of paper towels and unraveled about half of it. He's so proud!