Hippo and Blankie

Almost from birth, Ella has needed her hippo and blankie when she goes to sleep or gets upset.  The blankie I knit when I was pregnant with her and the hippo was a gift from Aaron's Uncle John and Aunt Pat.  For the first 2+ years of her life she HAD to have them and I can honestly say we never forgot them when traveling.  I can't imagine what a horror that would be if we had!  But lately it can go days when she doesn't miss them at all.  Kinda sad in a way.  But it does makes me smile when I still see her bundled up with them.