introducing Bob

I know. I am a complete disgrace to the queen mother of Kroo. Kath, my profound apologies. I obviously do not have your gift. nor a sewing-machine.

Sean and Will have been dragging their security blankets for years now. they love to snuggle up against them and plug their nose into them. sleeping without them is torture. in the warmth of their "doudou", their crying and whining immediately stop. they have been my most reliable and trustworthy allies during the past two years.

yet, everytime the boys decide to go out with them, I tense. I wouldn't mind if only I didn't find them eventually sweeping the supermarket's floor like brooms or lying down somewhere between the dry-cleaner's and haagen-dazs like dead animals. so after looking at Kroo's creatures I decided to make little characters with them. I used some of the boys' old pajamas for the mouth and eye area and a friend gave me an old IKEA pillow for the filling. and like that. the momster is making little monsters.

it is literally the first time I ever make something for my boys that cannot be eaten. I did once make a car out of a huge cardboard box. but this time is different. putting my heart and energy into something so small yet so meaningful was healing. and seeing them delight and "ooo-ah" hugging their new friends was quite something. I absolutely loved it. Sean and Will decided to call them Bob (Mike’s character’s name in the French version of "Monsters, inc.").

"Mommy, where is my Bob?"

ain't that great?

Comments

[SAHM]

TOO TOO TOO Cute!! What adorable boys!! How exhilarating it must be for you to see them snuggle up to something YOU made for them! The "monsters" are great! I always find that creativity is the best outlet of all - as it pays high returns.

[Susie Sunshine]

Look at you getting all crafty!
What a cute idea!

[Vanessa_AR]

What a good idea, Irene! Now they can still have their security, yet have a new friend as well. Very clever girl, you are! And, your boys are precious.

[carol]

Wow...I don't know what to say. You're crafty. I didn't even know! :) They're adorable. I'm so glad they love them.

[Kim]

That is a great idea!! I had a blankie growing up, and I think that it would have been wonderful to have a crafty one like that!!!

[Joelene]

Those are great! You are not only the mother of two amazing twins, but crafty! Its only a matter of time before you get a sewing machine:)

I am back! My internat has been restored and i missed ya1

[aru]

hi new lurker here!

those are great little monsters you made. how did u get your sons to 'ok' the project? were'nt they scared that their blankets would get 'hurt' in the process?? the reason why i am asking is that the 24 yr old(soon to be 25) that i am once had a blankie too, my mother wanted to do the same thing u did but i protested saying i did not want them cut up, thinking that they would start bleeding and get hurt!!! yeah i'm an only child so like my imagination ran (still does) WILD!! :)

[Angie]

What a great idea and how very clever of you! I still want to pinch your childrens cheeks, they are just so squishy looking. LOL You may not believe this some days but, Irene, you are living the absolute best days of their lives right this very minute! :-)

[coffeegirl]

Those are the cutest! They look like little pokutés in an anime I'm working on called Haré+Guu.

Go here and scroll down near the bottom, I used a pink one for the wallpaper: http://www.hareguu.com/downloads/

[Shannon]

That is such a great idea! It's so much better to create something else out of something they love rather than just throwing the blanket away.

At first though, I thought they were teeth, but once you said they were monsters, I can see that they are.

[trudie]

awesome idea! my little guy has never had any attachments to a pacifier, blankie, or even a stuffed animal. we kept offering, but he'd have none of it. if he had a blankie--i would totally be ripping off your idea! ;) you're quite lucky the boys took to it so well and they don't call you the blankie butcher!

i have a somewhat silly question--why did they use different names in the french version of monsters inc?

[Kathreen]

they are adorable, and you have done a brilliant job on them. i am so glad that the boys like them - it could have turned out a disaster - congrats.