Cozy Pillow

Soft pajamas and a Cozy Pillow
Originally uploaded by kristn1284

I was taking a picture of these pajamas the other night and didn’t realize until I looked on the camera that Nate was clutching his “Cozy Pillow”. It is such an appendage all day and night I don’t even see it anymore.

About 4 months ago I was putting him down for a nap and he said “I need a pillow” (pronounced pill-woah). I remembered I had Annabelle’s first bed pillow in her closet and went to get it for him. He had never seen it before and I still wonder why all of a sudden he felt the need for a pillow, but whatever. He immediately hugged it and stated “Nate’s cozy pillow” and lay down to sleep. Upon awakening he insisted on bringing it downstairs and so it started.

Nate has Cozy Pillow in his hand or at least in the same room with him constantly. We established a rule that Cozy Pillow does not leave the house unless we are going away overnight, but that doesn’t keep him from asking every single time we are on our way out the door. He crawls up in his booster seat at mealtimes, leans forward and says “Cozy Pillow peas” and we put it behind his back. Sometimes he will be in the middle of playing and look around until he connects with Cozy Pillow, then he will toddle over, give it a cuddle while saying “Comfy, Cozy Pillow”, then return to his activity.

Washing it is a challenge. Once I tried to do it while he was awake by explaining “Cozy pillow needs a bath” but he fretted so much for that hour that now I take my chances while he is sleeping. Some nights I have to check 2 or 3 times until he is in a position that I can extract it from his clutches without waking him.

I will admit at age 38 I still sleep with the toddler size pillow my Nana made for my crib. While I have spent several nights of my life without it, I think I sleep much better when it is present. So this I get. Life is just a little easier when you have a Comfy Cozy Pillow in which to lay your head.