Cuddle Bug

Gabe is such a little cuddler. He has always been one to snuggle up and just love on you and it's especially sweet since he's so chubby!!! He's just the cuddliest little guy. I have to admit that I secretly love it when he wakes up too early in the morning and he comes into our bed and falls asleep again.... he always falls asleep with an arm around my neck or hugging my hand to his chest. One of his favorite things to do while Isabel is in school is to sit on the couch and watch movies. He especially loves it when you sit next to him ... he'll scoot right up into the crook of your arm and watch while he cuddles. A few times recently I've found him in this position and I couldn't resist taking a picture of it .......

I should also mention that the teddy bear in this picture is his FAVORITE thing to love on. His name is Teddy Bear (very original, I know) and he came from Build-A-Bear. I took the kids there over a year ago ... Gabe was probably barely a year old ... and I decided to let Gabe make an animal so he wouldn't feel left out. He wasn't really old enough to appreciate it, but still old enough to know he didn't get something that Isabel had. So, I picked out the cheapest bear they had and let Gabe do his thing. Little did I know this bear would become his favorite cuddling buddy. He sleeps with him and often times during the day he will go upstairs and get him from his bed and play with him ... he gives him rides in his trucks and sits him at the table to watch him color. It's really very cute!! Teddy Bear smells like spit and his hair is really nappy, but I love him because he reminds me of my little Cuddle Bug! I'm actually considering going back to Build-A-Bear to make another one just for back up in case something happens to the original Teddy Bear. That would be a tragic day. Or maybe I should just buy some clothes for him to protect him a little bit.

This makes me think of a story from my childhood .... or actually from Druh's childhood. When Druh was little he had a favorite stuffed dog ... his name was Dog. :) He loved that dog so much. It went everywhere with him. He used to suck on the ear so it smelled like spit and then he'd suck his middle finger and his ring finder and use his index finger to hold the ear to his nose. I know this sounds disgusting but you've never seen anything cuter! Trust me! Anyway, poor Dog was loved so much that his body began to fall apart. His shirt was shred to pieces and his facial features began to fall off . Thankfully my grandmother had mad sewing skills .... she was able to sew Dog a new shirt and repair some of the damage that was done to him from all of the loving he recieved. To this day my mom has Dog in a safe place in her closet ... he is missing one eye, one ear, a nose, a mouth, most of his fur, and one arm is longer than the other! I hope I still have Teddy Bear in a safe place in my closet when Gabe is 25!

P.S. I'm going to try to find some pictures to post of Druh and Dog. Stay tuned .......