36. Addy's Treasures

Day 36. Addy's Treasures

     Adelyn has been carrying around her "purse" all day. Her "purse" is actually an Easter basket with a monkey on it that she somehow finagled from her friend, Robby. We were playing at his house one day, and when it was time to leave, she figured the basket should come with her. Good thing Robby and his Mama are so nice. They let Addy keep the basket as Robby really didn't like it much anymore.

     Addy always has to carry treasures with her. Wherever she goes. Her baby is of course always one of the treasures. But every day, she finds something to carry around in addition to her baby. She does not forget about her selected daily treasures...ever. Not after lunch. Not after watching a show. Not even after waking up from nap. She names them one at a time, and if I fail to hand them to her or she can't find them, she lets me know.

     Today's treasures included her baby, a tiny white spoon for feeding the baby, a red teaspoon, a firefighter that Casey left here one day, 3 pacifiers, and one of my hair bands. She wears them as bracelets. Those were the treasures she carried around in her monkey Easter basket/purse. The items that could not fit in her monkey Easter basket/purse were these: a stacking ring toy, hair bands, headbands (that she refuses to wear), and a pink washcloth. She would put the rings, the hair bands, and the headbands on the column of the ring toy. Then she would cover it up with the pink washcloth. And over the washcloth, she would place a pacifier or some other object that happened to tickle her fancy at the moment. Everywhere we went today, we had to carry the baby, all the treasures in the "purse," and the stacking ring toy with the washcloth over the top.

     When we were leaving Patty and A.J.'s house after dinner tonight, I caught Adelyn doing a funny thing. Matt and I told her it was time to go, and to get her basket. She went to the little table, picked up her basket, and decided it looked empty. Even with all her treasures inside. She then starting filling it up with all of Casey's treasures. His cymbals, and various items to his train set. Thankfully, she didn't put up a fight when I told her she had to leave Casey's treasures at Casey's house.

     I am so in love with my daughter. She carries around her treasures all day, and I get to carry around mine. Her.