David has a new friend.

Puppy goes everywhere with David. Out of the crib, into the car, to playgroup, to church, to the grocery store.

I can embrace the attachment item. It’s normal, healthy behavior. The problem is that Puppy is irreplaceable. David got Puppy for Christmas when he was only 3 months old and Fisher Price has moved on. No Puppy replacement can be found. We forgot Puppy in the church nursery once. It wasn’t pretty.

I have a new mantra when we go out – Matthew, David, Puppy…Matthew, David, Puppy. God forbid I leave one of them behind.