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The amount of transitional objects that Tater Tot uses to soothe herself to sleep is growing exponentially, it seems! First it was Mr. Duckie. He’s still in the picture, of course, although he does need to be cleaned again. It’s amazing how quickly these stuffed animals become grungy again. Then Dora was added to the fold. She needs to be cleaned, too, but unfortunately, she has yarn for hair and I’m not sure how well she’d do in the washing machine. Since Tater Tot still gets a bed time bottle, she added the bottle to her list of things that she’d like with her at bed time. No, I don’t just give her a bottle of milk and lay her down. We “shnuggle” and I sing to her, then I put the cap on the bottle and give it to her when she’s done drinking. And, last but not least, depending upon the day, she likes to carry around her “fishie suit”. It’s the cute UV protective sun/swim suit with a fish on it that I bought her from Coolibar.com . Most nights she doesn’t have/want it but some nap times she seems to feel that she cannot do without it. So at any given time, I am rocking The Tot with three “loveys” and her in my arms. Quite a feat. I know that at some point I am going to have to decrease the number but I guess I feel like it’s pretty harmless at this point. And they make her so happy. So Tater Tot, Mr. Duckie, Dora, the bottle and I are all pretty close friends about now…