When Henry and I were expecting Kinsley, we decided to get her an animal from Build-A-Bear. We also decided that it would be a family outing and something special that the boys could help us do to prepare for her. They of course wanted to get her the camo bear, but we convinced them that she was a girl and that a girl might prefer something a little more... girly. Her bedding had little bunnies on it so we ended up choosing this little flop eared bunny. While they were stuffing it, the boys got to choose little red satin hearts to put inside. Their instructions per the stuffing person were for them to hold it in their hands and make a wish for the baby before putting the hearts inside the bunny so that it could be finished getting stuffed and closed up. It was so sweet, and honestly I cried in the store. Henry and I added a sound heart that makes a beating sound when you press it.
We decided that we would keep this tradition rolling with Henry and we've been searching for the right animal to get him. We checked the website and saw one that we liked and when we cruised by the store in the mall one day we discovered that they didn't have it. I think that they had had it, but they were out by the time we decided to get one. Anyway, that was a month or so ago and the pressure is now on to wrap up details. We checked the site again. They actually had the original one that we wanted, but then we saw one that we liked a little better. I'm still kinda stuck on the first one, but I think this one might be a little more fitting for him. See that little green paw print on the pic? Yeah, that means that you can ONLY get it online and NOT in the store. :( I called the local B-A-B store and asked them about this. I told the super excited girl who answered the phone my predicament, and it turns out that you can request them to send you the animal unstuffed so that you can take it to the store for the experience. I was sad that the "economy" shipping said that the delivery date was 6-9 days because honestly I'm not sure I have 6-9 more days before he's here. I could have upgraded the shipping but then it would have been as much as the animal which is stupid especially considering that he is lighter than usual because he's not stuffed! Anyway, I'm not sure if we'll get him in time to make a family outing to the store before Henry gets here. If not, I'll just send Henry and the kids to the store for some cool dad time or I might possibly go as well with Henry wrapped in the Moby and totally enclosed to form a germ barrier. In any case, the kids will get to make him a cool animal that he can keep and it will be a neat experience for them. I'll try to take and post pics of the "stuffing party". -Kellie-
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