the blanket boo boo built

how do ya like that alliteration! (all the b's in the title)

My mom and I went shopping for minky dot and satin fabric to make a replica of a blanket Griffin has grown particularly fond of several months ago.  The blanket he loves, was a gift - a sweet, sweet hand-me-down gift - from his big cousin, Micah.

Micah has a blanket almost exactly like the one he gave away, minus the embroidery.   That blanket is his Softie.  A very, very, very special security-type blanket for him.  It is the sweetest thing that he wanted to give his baby cousin a piece of his protection from this crazy world.

Micah brought this blanket to Lake Granbury Medical Center on October 15th in anticipation of meeting his first cousin on his momma's side...A lot of you who read my blog know the story of Griffin's birth, and know that Griffin was taking a helicopter ride to Cook's and Micah didn't get to give Griffin his present.  So, I took it and gave it to Griffin when I got to go see him the next day.

And, wouldn't you know it?  These boys know what they like.  Griffin fell in love with this blanket.  Of all the blankets a baby gets, Griffin fell in love with the one that nobody makes anymore, so we don't have a back up when it gets pooped on or thrown up on or left somewhere....

SOOOO, BooBoo to the rescue!  My mom and I found the fabric we needed.  I had noticed that Griffin really likes tags and textures, so I picked out several different types of ribbon, and asked her to sew them on like tags (like the Taggies blankets).  She brought the finished product to Griffin at church one Sunday a month or so agao and it was a hit!  He went straight for the grosgrain football taggie and then buried his face in the soft satin just like he does his other blanket.

So far, he doesn't seem to notice the difference.  He just finds the taggies as bonuses when he has that blanket.  Mom is working on another one for his back up.  Thanks, BooBoo, for this special, special gift!!  We love you!