Cailin and The Orange

While playing at Nana and Papa's house, Cailin found an orange. A plastic play food orange. The Orange. It fits perfectly in her hand, looks exactly like a real orange and now it never leaves her hand for more than a few minutes at a time.

Cailin takes The Orange to bed with her. It's in her hand when you pick her out of the crib in the morning. It sits on her tray while she eats. It waits with her pajamas while she's in the tub. The Orange accompanies her on treks around the house. She takes it in the car. She takes it to restaurants. The Orange is with us wherever we go.

The first few days it was a funny novelty. Now The Orange is a fixture. We are all constantly saying, "Has she got her Orange?" to each other, making sure it's in her hand or at least nearby. We're not sure how long this will last. We're sure she will drop The Orange for something more exciting when she's bored with it. But until then, we'll indulge her with including The Orange in our plans.