Connor’s favorite “blanket(s)”

I’ve been meaning to write about this for nearly 8 months now, but with the day to day activities and other amazing things Connor does I forget the most obvious things.

Around 3 months old, Grandma learned that Connor’s crying spell could be “lessened” if he was given his burb cloth.  Now this burb cloth is actually just a cloth diaper that we used as a burb cloth.  We bought probably about 15 of these burb cloths, so we would always have one during feedings and spit ups.

Once Grandma had mentioned that it was soothing to him, we started to use it to put him to sleep.  We usually drape it over our shoulder (like when you go to burb and infant) and Connor will lay his head against it and begin to relax.  You’ve heard of Linus’ blanket (Charlie Brown fame)…well we have Connor’s blankets.  He doesn’t carry it around with him or anything like that, but he does take naps and go to bed with it and loves to have it tucked between his shoulder and cheek.

We think it probably reminds him of his early breast feedings with Mommy and then Daddy burbing him.  Probably some of the most relaxing (and fulfilling) times of his life.

Thank goodness we have about 15 of them…that way Mommy can keep them clean without Connor getting upset and there is no chance that Connor (or us) can lose all 15!!!