Oh calamity! It wasn't until 7.00 pm that I discovered that Thumper's green blankie hadn't come home from Creche. Blankie is the essential ingredient to a good night's sleep... it's how she self-settles: she holds the corner just under her nose and brushes it back and forwards whilst sucking her thumb.
Fearing the worst, I put on a brave face and took her off to bed, offering her a choice of "blue blankie" or one of BallFiend's blankies instead. She wasn't happy, but seemed to accept things as they were. But once in her cot, there was a plaintive cry: "corner gone, corner gone!".
So I hunted around in a box of toys which had been packed up ready for baby cousin (we're expecting CutLuce to produce the goods on that one any day now!) and found a toy which was made from similar fabric and had a corner of sorts. This seemed to help enough for Thumper to fall asleep. But sadly, it wasn't quite right for a whole night's worth and we paid the penalty with three separate wake-up call through the night.
This morning, I dropped in to Creche and collected blankie. I now have a happy Thumper who is tucked up in her cot having a nap, blankie firmly planted under nose.
I think the time has come to get out the scissors and do some blankie-mitosis.
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