Scratch Pinky Gets a Bath

Pretty much everyone who knows Meredith also knows Pinky. If you don't, Pinky is her lovie, a pink elephant blanket that she fell in love with around the time she was 9 months old. Through a series of events, we now have a total of 3 Pinkys at our house (plus another 4 spread throughout the metroplex at her favorite people's houses). This has been a great benefit because some days just call for more than one Pinky. Or other days, a Pinky is no longer recognizeable (as one friend put it "You should rename him Brownie"). Lately, though, Meredith has been particular about which Pinky she has - there are 2 "Scratch" Pinkys and one "Soft" Pinky and she always wants Scratch Pinky at least. So I have had a very tough time getting her to let me wash either Scratch Pinky. I finally convinced her to do it by giving him a bath herself in Jillian's tub and this was very exciting for her - she made sure he had just the right temperature of water and the best toys she could find.