Stuffed Animal Love

In a very sincere way, Ella LOVES her stuffed animals. She didn't care about them AT ALL until maybe a year ago but as of a few months ago they are extremely important to her. All of them have names, mostly names related to what type of animal they are (Cat=catty, Cow=cowie etc.). Some have more specific names but what is very specific is their relationships.

Some of them are "friends" and others are not. Some are related (brothers, sisters, cousins, mom and baby) and others are not.

Interesting things she's done with them...

1)She'll tell me stories or definitions of words and when they sound strange to me and I question them she'll say "Well, that's what my stuffed animals told me"

2)I noticed the stuffed animals paired up or in groups of three in her bed one morning and asked her about it. She casually explained that she didn't want them to be bored while she was sleeping so before she went to bed she put them facing their best friend so they could talk while she was sleeping. HAHAHA! I love this girl. And she's NOT making it up for attention-she REALLY is concerned about them being bored. And these are not fickle relationships, Flamingy and Raleigh are always best friends and always sit together. She does not mix it up.

3) and of course the recent pic in the post "Sleeping Funnies" of her not wanting the stuffed animals to be cold or uncomfortable so she slept with them tucked into her shirt.

She arranges them in different ways on her bed and mothers them like any goo d mother would. It's really fun to watch her in this stage!