Sam and Blankie

About 3 weeks ago, Cooper forgot to bring his blankie and teddy bear "Sam" to school with him.  This was a pretty big event as those two accessories go almost everywhere with Cooper especially if he's going to be sleeping.  But he did indeed forget them one day and as I noticed this in the car on the way to school, I prayed he would not remember until after I dropped him off, so I could avoid the meltdown.  (I know, real nice of me).  When I picked him up that day, I asked him if he forgot something and he nonchalantly said "Sam and blankie", and that was it!  He ended up forgetting them a couple more times and then one morning I said I guess you don't need them at school anymore.  And he surprisingly agreed!  I was just thankful to have just a little less stuff to haul around with us.  Unfortunately as a result of Sam being home alone during the day, he lost an ear.  That's right, Sadie chewed off Sam's ear.  Sadie didn't rip off the head, or pull out the stuffing, just nipped off his ear, with a very clean cut!  Sadly, Cooper was quite devastated for one evening, but has recovered quickly and now he just has his blankie for sleeping.  Josh said we could look for another teddy bear for him, but I discouraged it as there are too many things to keep track of with these kids!  So yes, a selfish reason, for sure.  RIP Sam...