In August, I learned to crochet. What does any mom do when she learns to crochet? I crocheted a baby blanket for Myles. To be honest, it wasn’t anything spectacular. It wasn’t even a rectangle. It was more like a trapezoid. The moment I handed it to him, he knew it was special. It was only his. He has a lot of other blankets but nothing that compared to his new blanket. I didn’t expect this love to last. I have heard stories of kids with attachment issues but my kids have never had that problem. I expected the newness to wear away after awhile.

It didn’t take us long to realize that this love wasn’t going anywhere. He doesn’t insist on having it everywhere we go. He doesn’t have to have it with him at every minute. He does insist on having it at bedtime. He won’t lay down without it. He is a major snuggler when he wakes up. He loves to curl up on my shoulder with his blanket.

It is his comfort zone. We don’t have a name for it. It’s just “blanket”. As I was trying to wash the blanket, it hit me just how attached he was. He tried to go into the washer with it. When I told him no, he walked away sulking.

Secretly, I am beaming with the fact he loves his blanket so much. An imperfect blanket that I made. Something that no one can ever replace. I am in the process of making his sisters a blanket as well. So much love goes into each stitch and I hope they feel that love when they wrap up in their blankets. I also hope that I can create another one for Myles. Just in case.

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