The Traveling Baby Blanket

Lots of kids have security blankets, but in our house “Blankie” has almost become an imaginary friend of sorts. My son and I pretend that Blankie talks to us, and we often translate other subjects into Blankie-terms (e.g.; we’d been talking about the Tooth Fairy recently, and when the manufacturer’s tag fell off Blankie, my son said that “Blankie lost his ‘baby tag’”, and that the Tag Fairy would soon bring him his “grown-up tag”). If I think my son needs some quiet time, I’ll loudly announce, “Blankie and I are going to read a story!” and he (my son) will usually curl up on the couch with Blankie and me. We’ve also learned from my son that Blankie’s favorite foods are cotton balls and string (sorta like spaghetti and meatballs).