Bye Bye, Nigh Night

We told Cameron when he turned 5 he would have to say good-bye to his beloved "nigh night." I kinda bad making him get rid of it on his birthday. I would ask him if he was excited his birthday was coming up,and he would say, "I don't want to be five because then I have to give up my nigh night." It was sad, but the time had come to say good-bye. His "nigh night" actually started out as his crib comforter when he was a baby. He really grew attached to it and needed it before he would fall asleep. His other favorite thing is drinking milk. He insisted on drinking his milk with one hand and holding his night night with the other. Nigh night + milk = complete heaven for Cameron. He used to love to rub the tag on his nigh night until he eventually rubbed it off. Then there was the time we accidentally left it at the child care at the gym and Cameron was so relieved when we got it back. It was almost impossible for me to wash it too. I would have to sneak it away and throw it in the washing machine before he noticed. He would wait by the dryer for it to be dry. Needless to say, after five years of lots of love, Cameron's nigh night is ripped, tattered, and falling apart. How could something that looks like that be loved so much? Here are a few pictures of Cameron saying good-bye to nigh night. He was sad to say good-bye to nigh night, but luckily his Aunt Chareen made him a new blanket with trains on it! He is warming up to his new blanket. He loves the trains and the satin edging he can rub. What a sweet and tender boy Cameron is. We love him!