our friend, the good frog

There is a very special friend that lives with us.  We couldn't imagine life without him!  Evan formed a love for Froggy when he was 5-6 months old.  Since then he has been his sleeping buddy and is always there to cheer Evan up.  Frequently after a fall, Evan would ask for Froggy.  Lately, Froggy has come more to life.  He now eats Os for breakfast with us (and Evan makes sure he sits in his same seat leaning against the napkin holder), he sometimes poops and pees, and he is enjoys blue play-doh. 

Last week, while at the Calgary Zoo, Evan told us that Froggy missed him and would be excited to see when we got back to the hotel.  Once back at the hotel, Evan got face to face with Froggy and in the cute little voice he uses to talk to Froggy, he said "Froggy, I went to the zoo."  There was a time when every time Evan found Froggy his thumb would go in his mouth.  Froggy and thumb-sucking was the most comforting thing and both went together well.  A couple weeks ago, I realized that Evan no longer sucks his thumb.  That cute little babyness has ended, though has only changed to cute little boyness.