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Last month, I came across this post by one of my favorite bloggers which re-affirmed my belief that even when you think you’ve got this whole parenting gig in the bag, there’s always a few tricks up some brilliant lady’s sleeve that could simply make your day…

You see, Amy- the lovely and wonderful Amy- has a daughter who has a bear. A bear which, I assume, is as loved and cherished and carried everywhere as my daughter’s “Baby” (that scruff of fabric tucked so lovingly to her face below).

Sleeping Beauties… Sort of. The Baby, Baby, and Peter taking a nap yesterday after his softball tournament- how she slept through the smell, I’ll never know…

Amy- the lovely and brilliant Amy- has a daughter who also has a Spare Bear. A Spare Bear! A bear to magically appear and assume all of the everyday duties of the original bear should the original bear be unable.

A. Spare. Bear.

How bloody brilliant is that?

As I read her post about Bear and Spare Bear, I paused for a moment to replay all of the horrific, nightmare-inducing memories born of a forgotten baby, a lost baby, an “oh my god this thing is putrid and needs to go into the washer” baby…

And I shuddered. Twice

Then I took myself on over to eBay and got us our very own *prepare yourself for my cleverness* Copy Cat.

A Copy Cat which ended up costing me FIVE times more than the original baby, I may add.

Thrilled with my Amy-inspired cleverness, I gleefully snuck into her pretty little pink room to make the switch… A couple of tugs, a snuggle, and a sigh of contentment, and we were good to go. Wrapping the now retired baby in a blanket, I crept out of the room…

And then it happened:

My sweet little girl woke-up– And let out the shrillest, loudest, most infuriated cry that I have ever heard in my entire life. Think “Demon Out of Hell”… Now take away its baby.

Yeah.

Busted.

Hanging my head in defeat, I unwrapped the now back in action baby and walked back…

And now, well, now we have this:

Spare Bear Gone Awry...Where she goes, it goes.

Say hello to “Cute”.

He now comes along everywhere as well.

And me?

I’m moving to Amy’s.

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http://devotedmama.blogspot.com Connie

All great winners this week!
http://heaveninbelgium.blogspot.com Jientje

I did the exact same thing, but that was thirty years ago!
Loved the story, and the pictures to go with it!
Have a great week!
http://mythreeringcircus.com tiff

Gorgeous photos. I love pics of sleeping babies.
http://secretagentmama.com/ Secret Agent Mama

I love the sleeping shot; it’s awesome! (YOU are AWESOME!)
http://www.diaperstodating.blogspot.com Lisa

We have a spare bunny. You better believe it. When Wally World stop the line of “bunnies” first place I went was eBay. I feel your pain. J’s bunny was twice as much as what the original is.

I love the pictures =)
http://www.rockanddrool.wordpress.com melissa

i tried so had to get my son attached to something…but, he still refuses to use anything but my left arm…and i really could use a spare!!!
Christina

She is so adorable! I need to do the same for Adri with her “bankie” but they are no where to be found!
http://www.ramblingsbyreba.com Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba)

Nice pics, and I love the story you told, too.
http://www.lilacspecs.com Lilacspecs

I love how you tell a story through the pictures…very cool.
http://immoralmatriarch.com Maria

I don’t have that problem muahahahahahah!!! The closet they’ve ever come to it is Ari having to sleep with and have a little Pablo from the Backyardigans a lot. But if we didn’t have him it was ok.

Im a lucky monster.
http://anniesplace.wordpress.com Annie

What a cute story! Your daughter is absolutely adorable!
http://insaneworld.wordpress.com Sandy

Babyhead has a Moo Cow. Poor Moo was worn before the first year was up. The problem with Moo is we can’t find another Moo. Anywhere. Even on Ebay. We didn’t realize he would take to Moo when my dad brought him up so by the time we realized we needed a backup it was too late. He is a Gund and they discontinued him. The bastards discontinued making Moos!!!

So, what we did was get a Traveling Mickey. We went to the Disney Store and let him pick out a generic Micky Mouse (because he would be soo easy to just replace). Then we told him that Mickey liked to travel and Moo didn’t…so whenever he wanted to go places we would take Mickey instead of Moo. That way, if Mickey got lost, we could replace him easily and Moo stayed pretty safe at home.

We are lucky though, Moo and Mickey both pretty much stay at home now days. He only wants them when he is asleep and god forbid Moo isn’t in bed with him! But, at least he is safe in bed…
http://3garnetsn2sapphires.blogspot.com/ Karen of Sillymonkeez

LOL at your caption about the smell. That is such a sweet photo!!
http://blog.merrymishaps.com merrymishaps

I had a blankie (that I still have), but there easily could have been multiples! It was a pretty basic baby blanket.

Love your photos!
http://maggiesmind.blogspot.com Maggie’s Mind

Cute story and gorgeous pictures! We have a similar story in our family, too. :)
http://fromtheplanetofjanet.blogspot.com the planet of janet

ah, those babies. they know EVERYTHING. you can’t put anything over on them.

ever.
http://www.junecleavernirvana.com texasholly @ June Cleaver Nirvana

Great pictures. We have “Issues” too.
http://www.asouthernfairytale.blogspot.com rachel

You are hysterical. We luckily don’t have one of those.
But you’re right, Amy totally rocks ;-)
Fabulous pictures!!

FREE JUDITH!
http://secretmomthoughts.blogspot.com Vicky from Secret Mom Thoughts

Great shots. I love the sleeping shot.
http://sarcasticmom.com Sarcastic Mom

All of your photos are truly beautiful, but that second one is amazing! :-)
http://www.justkatstuff.blogspot.com KAT

LOVE the pics. Very funny story, very clever Amy!
Angie

My middle spawn has a baby tiger too! I will have to send you a pic. His is pretty nasty too. It sorta smells like pee.
Sherpamom

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My daughter has a ratty dog named Didi. We got a second one, just in case and my daughter flipped out! We now call the replacement Dopple Didi – she who is clearly evil!
http://www.qweeniescourt.blogspot.com Qweenie

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http://agrownup.blogspot.com Donna

I tell all new mommies at the photo place to buy multiples of the toy that becomes the favorite when they are very young…switch them out often so they all wear equally so that there is never the meltdown when “wubbie” needs to be washed or (heaven forbid) gets lost at the mall.

Judith Shakespeare

The bad thing about “Baby” was that we actually bought him for my middle son while I was pregnant with her… He was one of those Animal Planet animals at Kohl’s whose proceeds went somewhere or another to save something or another. He was a measly $5. Had I known that a year and half later, he would suddenly be dug out of the bottom of the toy box to become the center of the world to the new kid… I’d have bought 50 of them. :)

http://amysbratpack.blogspot.com amy

Dude, I totally have a room for you. And the girls can bunk together and have tea parties with all their freakin’ buddies and maybe they’ll be so happy they’ll never come out. It seriously sucks dragging TWO bears everywhere now. As if I don’t have enough to keep up with!

Judith Shakespeare

LOL. That’s us too… I actually made my situation MUCH worse.But it REALLY was a great idea!!!

http://dreawd.blogspot.com Drea

your photos are beautiful! I found you on the blissfully domestic group. Im adding you to my blog roll :-)