Lost Toys - In Memory of My Child's 1st Pooh

My child's Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animal vanished last year. For some reason I was more frantic over finding it than my almost 3-year old son. This Pooh was special, and I'd yell it from the rooftops and sound the alarms, but I decided that Squidoo was a better option for sharing with the World that my baby's Pooh is lost, after already exhausting my resources. Maybe it will make me feel better...

I'm using this as a tribute to the silly old bear who shared 2 1/2 years of our lives with us. Every meal, nap time, car ride, shopping trip, restaurant, visits with family, and being dragged around by the neck to whichever room my son wanted to be in. The last thing I can offer is this page to print out and leave in my son's baby book to let him know that Mommy did everything she could to find his stuffed-with-fluff Pooh friend.

My son was 6-months old when I decided it was time to purchase his first Pooh bear stuffed animal. I took him to the Disney store, and we started looking at all the different Pooh bears. It was Pooh's 80th anniversary year, so there were very many to choose from. After showing my baby 2 of them, I was asked if I needed any help. "No thank you, I replied. I think he can handle it". Puzzled, she took a few steps back and watched me as I held up a few more bears. "What are you doing then? He's only a baby." she then stated. "He's picking out his own Pooh" I replied. "He's too young to do that," she commented, with a big smile on her face. I had her follow me around the store for 4 more Pooh bears, until I picked up a pale yellow Pooh with a light orange shirt. I showed it to my son, he grabbed it from my hands, laughed, and started gooing like crazy. Shocked, she apologized and I smiled while paying, then we went to show Daddy our new prize. It seemed like it never left his arms for the following 2 years and 4 months.

You know you are loved when...

- You're snuggled between every hug a child receives.
- You share every meal because it's dropped on your ears.
- You have your own chair next to the highchair.
- You've eaten a pea, because a child would not and "Pooh likes peas". ;-)
- You have to be captured late at night and rushed to the washer and dryer to keep your fur clean and returned in one piece before a child awakes.
- You've been to more places than most humans.
- You've been carried around to share every movie, game, toy, and activity a child experiences.
- You've been covered in sand, snow, Fall leaves, dirt, water, and juice.
- You're dressed for the Holidays, share Thanksgiving dinner, open Christmas presents, and get a free taste of Birthday cake.
- You're kissed Goodnight every night.
- Mommy is writing an article about you to make sure that you're never forgotten.

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