Once in a while Mommy hands Austen a new toy that gets an immediate strong reaction. Like love at first sight. If one even touches the toy, let alone tries to take it away, Austen cries loudly. Sometimes she won’t let go for an hour, even while Mommy feeds her or changes her diaper. Tonight, Austen ate dinner in her high chair while gripping a yellow head with two red antennae. Last night, Mommy and Daddy put Austen to bed still clutching a silver rattle she’d taken a liking to.
Oddly enough, this strong attachment has happened with two eyeball toys. One’s the top of a Kushies stacker set and other is part of a Baby Einstein bath caterpillar.