Puppy Love

Zoe has grown very fond of a little stuffed puppy at my parents' house. No one knows exactly where it came from, although we know it's from a previous Christmas because there is a stocking hanging from it's mouth. Zoe sleeps with this little guy, nuzzling very close to it, and even wrapping her arm around it at times. She loves to rub the fur and pull the ears. The other morning I heard her sucking on something. Knowing it sounded different than the usual sounds, I quickly went in to check on her. I found her sound asleep with the little puppy's tail in her mouth - she was sucking on it just like it was her pacifier, it was so funny! When she wakes up in the morning, she grabs it as I lift her out of the crib. It's defintely her little buddy - it's so cute.