When I started going to a mommy group at Texas Women's I noticed that all these babies had a cute little rubber giraffe teething toy. I was told by one mom that her's son's giraffe was named Sophie. Then another mom said something about "Sophie". And then I learned there is a Sophie Epedimic with new moms.
What is it about this toy?
Meet Sophie:
So here is why I was adamantly against purchasing Sophie for little Roo.
1. She is delightfully expensive. $25 for a 'Chew Toy' as Eric likes to call them. And let's be honest, with my dogs chances are she will end up in Lola or Patton's intestines before too long... I just could not justify spending that kind of money on a toy for infants!
2. She is French. I figure Andy was a little young to get too excited about 'designer' toys. Next thing you know he will be begging for some Marithe et Francois Girbaud baggy pants...
3. The squeaking... oh the squeaking! And this isn't your 'squeeze it hard enough and it will make a little noise' squeak toy. I mean, if you look at this thing funny it will squeak enough to wake a sleeping baby! God forbid the baby falls asleep while Sophie is in the vicinity.
4. Confusion.... This goes quite nicely with the squeaking issue, but it is getting very difficult for Patton and Lola to distinguish between a puppy toy and a baby toy. And I knew that any time I heard a squeak, I would have to look around to make sure Roo wasn't putting a dog toy in his mouth, and the dogs weren't putting a baby toy in their mouth!
5. Sophie is a female named Sophie. I kind of like being the most important woman in Roo's life right now, and it seems a little early to give it up to this floozy!!!
But who am I to deny happiness to such a sweet boy? After seeing how IN LOVE all of Roo's friends are with Sophie I decided that she would go on his Christmas List and low and behold, Grammy got Sophie for the Roo!
He. Loves. Her! The dogs are confused as hell... I've been replaced, He's squeaked himself awake on several occassions... but He. Loves. Sophie.
So... I don't know what it is about this little gal that the babes love so much... but trust me... all your preggo mamma's out there... your child's every happiness depends on it! :)
I was so against Sophie too-she is so expensive! But then we bought Evelyn Sophie's alien friends, Vulli. Evelyn loves him!
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Yes! Uncle Aaron got the alien friend for Roo too... so we have 2 squeakers in the house!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha...I went to lunch with Amanda and Landon the other day and low and behold he had Sophie with him. I said..."is that the ridiculous expensive dog toy with a name used for teething?" She was impressed I knew so much and quickly followed with "it was a gift." I think that's the only way a $25 squeaky toy can be justified-if someone else buys it! Haha
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