Two Timing
We’ve been fairly lucky so far with Babisodes. *knocks on wood*
As far as potty training goes, Dadisodes and I have nothing to complain about. Sure there were a few weeks when I thought for sure she would be a college Freshman wearing Depends, and I may have bribed her with enough treats to fill a piñata. But she poop-trained at 18-months and pee-trained well before 3 years. In the grand scheme of things, we feel rather fortunate it’s all over.
WAIT! Before you run screaming, this post is not all about excrement. Promise.
Anyhow, Babisodes has always been able to hold her own at night. Literally. In her 3-years of life, she never wet her bed. Well, minus a few leaks here and there as a baby, when mommy was too incoherent from exhaustion to change a diaper. So let me rephrase that. Since she became a toddler, she has been able to hold her bladder through the night…
…until last week.
I mean, it happens, right? No big deal. It was an accident. However, for her, it was HUGE. I mean catastrophic. I’m talking loud, blood curdling cries that shook the foundation of our house.
She was already asleep for an hour when it happened. So I’m guessing the sensation of lying in warm, urine-soaked pants was quite a rude awakening. But I believe the most upsetting aspect of the scenario for her was getting her precious “blankie” soiled. Yes, the coveted McNasty blankie she’s been toting around everywhere for 3 years.
Have you met McNasty? Here, allow me to introduce you…
It was soft and pink. Now it’s frayed and matted, like a fresh batch of cotton candy that fell into a pile of dirt. But trust me, it’s been washed. Over and over and over and over again. It looks so disgusting it’s not even allowed out of the house anymore.
I had a feeling this day would come. As a mother I recognized early on the importance of having a back-up plan in case the cherished pink, dirt sponge was ever misplaced. So I bought another one, an identical one that she flatly refused a year ago because it had not colonized enough bacteria yet.
But through her frantic tears last week, I tried offering it again, a desperate plea for her to go back to sleep rather than waiting through a wash/dry cycle.
Me: Here honey, look!
Babisodes: *sniff, sniff, sniff* Whaz THIS, mommy? *holds pink blanket in the air with a furrowed brow*
Me: Uh, it’s a blankie, just like your other one. But this one is softer, see? *holds to her cheek*
Babisodes: Ooooh…*rubs face full of tears and snot into blanket* Okay mommy. Nite nite.
Tomorrow…. can I haf the other blanket, too? I want bofth.
LOL!! I didn’t see that coming. We have the same problem with a few favorite stuffed animals here except I didn’t have the foresight to buy duplicates.
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October 7th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
oh. i’m sorry. did no one warn you about the double dipping problem?
we did it with pacifiers and my oldest…
who eventually had to sleep with five. two in each hand and one in his mouth.
fortunately, he grew out of that phase. he’d look pretty silly going to work that way today.
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I love it! That is too funny! Hey at least she’s just having accidents. I have a three year old son still in pull ups! Hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllp!
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
My baby has a doggy blanket he called BB and I have to sneak it into the washing machine every couple of weeks. He loves that thing!
Funny that she still tried to get a hold of the old blankie though!
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Thanks for a great laugh. My youngest is now 12 yrs old, and we’re long past those days of irrational behavior (I’m also selling national landmarks on ebay). Still, those crazy toddlerisms will seem so sweet once you’ve tasted the insanity of teenisms. I say: etch them into your memory so you can enjoy them later.
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Oooo you are a smart cookie buying two blankets! I’ll make a mental note of that for when I have kids! Poor McNasty…
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
My daughter had a similar addiction to a rabbit!!
It had to travel everywhere we went, and it was a disaster when we forgot it! The rabbit was called Ta-ti, I had a blue one
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
and a red one, but the blue one was not good enough, it had to be the red one!
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
uggggg that sucks. If I were you I would take the good one back again! Because if this happens again and they both get wet…. your screwed
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October 7th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I absolutely love the side-by-side shot! Perfect!
Smart Momisodes AND Babisodes!
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October 7th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Karen of Sillymonkeez- With most things, we didn’t have an issue. But this blanket…it was a MUST.
planet of janet- Five? LOL! Oh man. I hope you snapped pics of that
The Glamorous WAHM- No worries. It’s perfectly normal to be in pull-ups at 3. I tried everything when potty training. I think she pretty much decided on her own when it was time.
Missy wiggins- LOL! I have to do the same thing to wash my daughter’s blanket, too
Daniel- I hear you. I’m guessing the teenisms aren’t quite as cute.
Talina- When in doubt, buy 2!
Jientje- A blue and red rabbit? I’ve never seen anything like it
Rabbits are rather cute. I can see why she wanted to take them with her 
Mojavi at simple things- I know. We’ll all be screwed.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Ahhh, we have the blanket issue too. Only ours is purple. It’s name is “Purple.” Creative, eh?
October 7th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
But of course she wants both!
With G it’s a different stuffed animal, on rotation. Heaven forbid if we ever lose any of them … shudder….
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October 7th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
The two blankies together are quite a pair. There has been a lot of love passed through the first one.
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October 7th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
yeah I tried that once with a wind-up pink elephant that doesn’t wind up anymore. I had gotten two at my baby shower and I put the second one up for when the first one croaked. They’re now both on Sugarplum’s bed.
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October 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I’m facing the same dilemna with the boys. Joe sleeps with his lellow (yellow blankie) and Tommy sleeps with his lambie. I swear they will be going off to college with those things.
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October 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
LOL!! Too damn smart! Hilarious! I guess replacements don’t always work.
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October 7th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
AJ- I hope “purple” is in better shape than ours.
Karen MEG- Oh yes. The stuffed animal clan. We have it. They all take turns keeping her company at night while sleeping. How is it they are able to keep track of every.single.one. I have no idea.
Tara R.- The original has been through over a dozen states, multiple plane, car and train rides, and not to mention…plenty o’dirt.
Sugarplumsmom- Ha! Guess I’m not the only one whose plan foiled
Kathyrn- LOL
Perhaps Babisodes will join their blanket crew as freshmen.
Kmommy- Yea, it def. didn’t work this time.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
What is it about dirty blankies and babies? Pitter has gone through several already and he is only 2! Cute post!
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October 7th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I want my woobie!!!
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October 7th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
HAHA I have heard of that happening. Kids are totally nuts. I bet she will go through a phase where she wont want ANYTHING around her to be dirty.
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October 7th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Hahaha! I just about needed a Depends myself after reading that. I love those pictures. My grandson has a blanket and a bunny that could be twins with her blanket. He brought his bunny to play school for show and tell. He would not bring anything else. He forgot it there. After some frantic phone calls his dad had to go all the way back and get it. Noah was devastated. He could not be talked into the bunny staying at the school for the night.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Thought it was over when she took it and said nite nite…oh my…LOL
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October 7th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
This had me laughing. When my son was born, my daughter decided she liked his blankie AND hers. It was quite the battle. Grandma ended up cutting both in half and sewing the halves together. Worked perfectly. (’ve actually written a picture book manuscript about it…LOL.) Very cute post, as always, Sandy.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Oh this is a much better tactic than forcing her to give it to your great uncle’s chihuahua like my mom made me!
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October 7th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Sandy, can I just say how much I love you?! I did the exact same thing to the same reaction TWICE. I tried to get a different one – one in wash, one with kid & got kid needing two. Then, I got a new set of both of them and the kid likes the “old” ones and hates the “new” ones.
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October 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I thought I’d have that problem with my oldest daughter. She loved her stuffed West Highland Terrior. She would sleep with it and carry it around too. My husband bought the same dog just in case it ever went missing, but within a few months she found something else to latch on to. So, needless to say, I lucked out.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
This made me laugh!
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October 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Awwww! She is soooooooooo cute! So are you, Sandy! Great idea about having a back up blankie!
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October 7th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
oh sandy!
you had me laughing OUT LOUD! ” … dirt sponge … because it had not colonized enough bacteria yet.” hahahahaha!!
thanks doll! loved the laugh. thanks for sharing a cute moment.
g’night, beany
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October 7th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Strange that you post this now. My 3 year old has been trained since 20 months (also poop trained first!). She has 2 accidents in 24 hours last week. And she woke up screaming too.
And for doubles, we totally have doubles of Pooh Bear for my son. We used to switch them every week so they’d be equally worn. But then he started chewing off the nose of one of them and we just couldn’t switch them anymore.
And no. He still doesn’t know that “spare Pooh Bear” (yes, his actual name) is currently hiding in the closet.
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October 8th, 2008 at 12:27 am
I am just amazed you found a new blanket exactly like the old one! My son also likes to carry a blanket sometimes.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:41 am
I did the double thing too! My son had (has) a green baby blanket and a matching white one. The green was his favorite, and he affectionately named it “red”. Don’t ask. His white one was a suitable substitute when “red” was MIA or being washed. Whew! My daughter has a little “lovey” rabbit blanket. a small blanket with a rabbit head. It’s called “funny-bunny”. She has a replica and seems to know the difference, but happily accepts “funny-bunny 2″ when need be. I guess I lucked out! I LOVE the side by side picture! WOW! the original sure was/is “loved” well!! LOL!!
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October 8th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Oh I am so glad I never had that issue with my kids. But Boo is rather attached to his computer…
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October 8th, 2008 at 3:50 am
I got a replacement lovey for my daughter, haven’t had to make the switch yet, but I’m dreading it!
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October 8th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Drat, foiled by the toddler again. Kids are too smart, you know?
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October 8th, 2008 at 10:13 am
kspin- I have no idea. I don’t mind the dirty, muddy clothes, but snuggling up with the nasty blanket is beyond me.
lceel- Aww
I’m sorry, Lou. Perhaps Annie can give you something else special to snuggle up with 
Miss- It really is bizarre. She hates having crumbs on her hands, but the nastified blanket? No probs.
Christine- Oh man. I bet that WAS a nightmar-ish scene. Good thing he was able to go back in time to retrieve it.
Mariposa- LOL! Yea, I did too
genny- Oh that is too funny! Good thinkin on Grandma’s part
Cassandra Rae- Oh no! That’s terrible
AFF- Heheh
You know what they say about Great Minds don’t you? 
Joyce-Anne- Oh you definitely lucked out. That is funny your hubby did the same thing.
SarahHub-
C- Thank you C!
so grateful to be mormon- Hey Beany! So glad you had a moment to stop by
CC- Uh oh. Perhaps this accident thing is going around! “Spare pooh bear”- love it
Holly at tropic of mom- I know. I totally lucked out finding it. I ran into on a clearance rack and HAD to buy it.
Lana- You definitely lucked out
Sounds like they had some sweet lovey’s too.
Kelley- LOL At least you don’t have to wash his computer every week
wright- I hope you never do…
karen- They definitely are. You just never know what they’ll come up with…
October 8th, 2008 at 10:29 am
This definitely made me giggle. The Little Prince had a blanket that was like that only he had this weird thing where he would bite it and pull the fuzzy stuff out of the blanket when he was that age and I would have lint everywhere when he woke up. He did it in his sleep. Needless to say it’s now threadbare and at his father’s house. He still sleeps with the blasted thing.
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October 8th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I’m giggling and knowing at the same time that my 28 (yes twenty-eight) year old still has her blankie. It is a handmade quilt so she now just Febreezes it for fear of it falling apart in the washer…
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October 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Let’s hear it for the best laid plans. I know others who have tried this strategy without success. Transitional objects (like blankets) hold power for sure … much of it ‘magical’ ;–)
Hugs and blessings,
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October 8th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
yes yes yes
great post – either rejected or put into the fold forever
love it
it is such a kid way of thinking that does not mesh with the adult’s way of thinking
ha ha
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October 8th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Jessi- Aww. they really do their own thing sometimes. My daughter MUST find the tags on her blanket while in bed, and she fiddles with them with her fingers as she falls asleep.
Debbie- That is so sweet
I’m 30*cough*-ish, and I still have my baby blanket, too! 
Elle- That is so true.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Storyteller- Not sure how I missed you. So sorry. Anyhow, it does appear as if blankie’s and loveys do hold magical qualities
October 8th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Awww…it’s so cute and funny at the same time
My daughter’s blankie is “stinky pinky” so I fully understand…
October 8th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
hi sandy,
cute note today. thanks doll.
i will ALWAYS have a little blankee and i am 40!! haha. seriously, i love having my little fleece blanket nearby at home and when we go on trips. it is soooo cozy. when we are on trips, my hubby will even ask if he can borrow my blankee. awh.
i’ll never be too old for that kind of comfort.
night night, beany
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October 8th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Lovely blanky! Luckily you have spared another one. Smart move!
My girl started to like blanky now, just because she likes Baby Bob. You know… that yellow blanky thing. hehe……
By the way, Babisodes is fantastic. My little one has passed her 18th month long ago, but she still prefer to stand while “Poop, Poop”. That’s a mess!
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October 9th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Bofth. SO cute!
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October 9th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Hmmm, reminds me of that F.R.I.E.N.D.S. episode wherein Rachel’s daughter Emma happened to like Joey’s stuffed penguin. Joey bought another one to give to Emma, but the baby didn’t like the new toy.
Joey said to Rachel, “It’s the same!” again and again, but in the end he had to give the old toy to the baby and keep the new one. He then said to it “You’re not the same!”
My nephew has this beloved stuffed something (I still can’t decide whether it’s a dog or an ugly bear) that he’s had since he was a baby (and he’s four now.) He sleeps with it and brings it everywhere, but it looks disgusting and is now in a permanent shade of dirty blue. He wouldn’t part with it.
Good thing your baby took the new blankie. It’s just so funny that she still won’t let go of the old one.
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October 9th, 2008 at 9:47 am
My son loved a knitted purple blanket… and I had to have my friend knit a second one for this very reason!! He always loved the first more worn a little better! He is eight now and the blankets are still around but the intense attachment has moved on to other toys!
A little sad, but they do grow up and out of those first loves!
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October 9th, 2008 at 10:55 am
So a clever thing you are!
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October 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Awwweeee, Sandy, not sure what to say on this one. I just left C’s room this morning and looked at all the stuffed animals sprawled across my 15 and a half-year-old’s bed. He’s almost 6 feet and has the voice and body hair to match, and yet… there are those same animals.
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October 10th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I had a night gown that I wore..forever.. I can still picture it.. soft, cuddley, safe
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