Xander Week 79 - Mon Key!
June 12, 2008
Xander could not be less interested in stuffed animals. We don’t have a ton, but we’ve got a respectable amount - we’ve got bears and elephants and dogs, and giraffes, and frogs, and turtles, and ducks, etc. Anytime we tried to play with stuffed animals with Xander, he just tosses them over his shoulder, and goes in search of a more interesting toy. After a while, we stopped trying. Last Sunday Xander noticed the Curious George stuffed animal in his pack n’ play. My mother purchased this for Xander a while ago, when we discovered that he loves Curious George (or in Xander-speak, George George). So, when he saw George, he said “Mon Key!” Two distinct words, but a pretty good imitation of “monkey”. He picked up “Mon Key”, gave him a big hug, and carried him around the house for the rest of the day.
Zach and I were baffled - Xander had never expressed any interested in anything plush before. Mon Key is cute, and soft, but he doesn’t seem any different from any other stuffed animal in the house to us. To Xander, he is Mon Key - the monkey that needs hugs from everyone (Zach and I must also hug Mon Key on a regular basis) and pats on the back, and juice, etc. He has eyes and ears, and makes Xander giggle, so I can’t complain. It’s fascinating to me that Xander seemed to wake up one day, and find a best friend in a stuffed animal that he couldn’t care less about the day before. I’m still trying to figure out what makes that kid tick!
