61 Months

Each child has a favorite stuffed animal, sometimes one is more popular than others at times. At our house we seem to skip from "Ben" to Mickey Mouse and Lola's bear. Milo acquired this squishy brown St. Jude bear from her collection. It's always been part of his room but it's most heart warming when that one is the request for bedtime. It was from her registry, a gift and half the proceeds  from the purchase went to St.Judes hospital, so it makes it even more special. After Lola passed I slept with that bear a few nights as well...I love that bear. I remember placing it in her crib in anticipation of her homecoming.

On Lola's birthday this year, we purchased our second St. Jude bear, but this is for Finley. It almost seemed that he needed a Lola bear in his room as well. This year's addition is a white fuzzy bear, white like an angel. Milo named him Snowball. He will be waiting for the day when Finley requests his Lola bear for bed...

Until then it's nice to peek at these bears in their rooms and think it is a little piece of their sister with them... Teddy Bear.

Sweet Dreams.

Mother of an Angel