Teddies, snuggles and everything cute
So I got my baby niece to talk to me at last. All it took was a stuffed monkey called appaman! She loved the toy ape I got her (the monkey’s named after its designer’s childhood ‘friend’) from Lou Lou’s Corner. I went with my pregnant friend who wanted to get blankets for her soon-to-be-born baby girl; the store had a great variety of adorable, snuggly blankets called barefoot dreams - doesn’t just the name conjure up images of tiny babies nestled in soft blankies? They actually had blankets for older kids and even adults. We ended up buying stuffed toys too. My friend got this light pink teddy bear and I got a small, big-headed horse… yes, for myself! There were so many stuffed toys to choose from! All sizes, all colors, any and every animal you can name. They’re all piled under a category called jellycat
We both spent more money than we’d set out to, but the store was just too cute. And the fact that I finally got through to my two-year-old niece after weeks of failed attempts to make friends is worth a lot more.