The white blanket conversation

Brady was having a very hard day today! He didn't want his dad to leave after lunch (because it is SOOO terrible to be at home with mom!), so he was having a melt down, a very tired boy melt down. So we were sitting on his bed talking and this is what the conversation was like. I love how he processes things and and expresses what he is thinking!

Brady: I want my white blanket from the closet. (the blanket he loves to fall asleep with and chews on the corner until there are holes and feathers go everywhere)

Me: We need to take it to Nana's to fix it, so we can't get it out right now. We will take it with us when we go on Friday.

Brady: But I want her to come to our house today and fix it.

Me: No, we will take it with us when we go on Friday and have her fix it.

Brady: But why did she have to change it to the new blanket? (He used to have a smaller version of this blanket that Aunt Robin brought back from Copenhagen, but he chewed holes in all 4 corners more times than could be fixed and Aunt Robin brought back a bigger version when he got a bigger bed. He thinks we left it at Nana's house because it was chewed so badly that it is beyond repair. It is actually in our basement boxed up so I can pull it out at his graduation. :) Anyway, he thinks that Nana somehow magically changed that blanket to the new, bigger one.)

Me: What? She didn't change it. Aunt Robin gave you a new one because your old one didn't fit on your bed and your old one is broken. We can't fix it.

Brady: But I want the old white blanket that is at Nana's house.

Me: We can't fix the old one. We will take the new one to her house when we go on Friday.

Brady: But I want friends to come over tonight.

Funny how things came full circle to a new topic. I think it was more of a "I'm so tired, but don't want you to leave because then I might actually fall asleep" type of conversation! Below are some pictures of the infamous white blanket!

I know it is crazy, but he actually fell asleep sitting up with the "white blanket" in hand. Just goes to show you can go to sleep anywhere if you have the right tools!

If you look closely, you will see how nasty the corners look from being chewed on!

Once again, the white blanket is the answer to all sleeping problems! :) Doesn't he look so sweet when he is asleep?!