The Tradition Continues?

When I was an infant I received a Humpty Dumpty doll as a gift. It quickly became a possession I could not sleep without. When I grew older my brother and I would play with Humpty, have parties for Humpty and created a whole line of various different types of Humptys (that topic requires a dedicated post of its own).

In celebration of the upcoming birth of my first child, my brother unexpectedly scoured the web in search of a similar Humpty for my baby. My original Humpty was long gone (you can ask my Mom about that), so when I opened the gift from my brother and his wife, you can imagine my surprise when I found an almost identical looking Humpty staring up at me. I was thrilled and touched.



After the birth of Abbie I enthusiastically placed Humpty in her crib anticipating love at first sight. Unfortunately she was indifferent to him and essentially ignored his existance. After a few weeks I sadly placed him in the closet to join the overabundance of stuffed animals that already lived there.

Earlier this year, to my surprise and delight, Humpty made a comeback! He was unexpectedly pulled from his spot deep in the closet and returned to daylight. He now triumphantly holds a prime position in my daughter's arms at night. And that makes me smile.