His name is Smart-E Bear and he's a super-soft, Teddy Ruxbin-ish talking bear that he got for his birthday last year.
This bear goes with us everywhere these days.
When we're playing with trains,
Playing on Daddy's phone,
In the car,
And he must be present when going to sleep!
Thomas will hold conversations with him, include him in conversations with us, show him things, tend to him when he's "hurt," and basically meet any need he feels like Smart-E Bear has at that present moment.
It's really very sweet to watch Thomas be so nurturing to people/things around him. I love the innocence and purity of a child's instinct to be helpful and compassionate to others. They don't look for anything in return. They just do it because they care. What an awesome character trait!
I also love watching Thomas grow in his understanding of what a friendship is. Some friends and I were just talking about this the other day. It's really neat to watch our kids form real friendships with each other. Sure, we always hoped that they would like each other because they would be spending a considerable amount time together whether they liked it or not! Now they ask to spend time with each other, could run around together for hours, have conversations with each other and call each other by name, and make each other laugh hysterically!
My prayer for my boys as they grow and mature is that their friendships, old and new continue to be a blessing to both sides of the relationship as my friendships have blessed my life. And I'll watch eagerly from the sidelines.
Oh, what fun it is to watch!
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