Matthew now has a tendency to choose an accessory of the day which goes with him everywhere. Every time there’s a transition, from house to car, from car to store or school and back, he has to have his accessory. He likes to take them to bed, and if he switches beds, he brings the accessory, even taking it up the ladder to Ethan’s bunk in the middle of the night.

Some days it’s these little kid sunglasses. He wears them upside down.

Last week he started in with his “Danny.” I need my Danny! It was this little flip notebook. I thought that he thought Uncle Daniel had given it to him. He also called it “hanny danny” sometimes. It took Audrey and me 8 hours to realize he was referring to it as his Handy Dandy Notebook! (Blue’s Clues has replaced Wiggles as most favored video to watch and luckily the whole tv obsession is waning.)

He also like to carry Ethan’s backpack to school which is almost as tall as he is! He puts it on so earnestly before we leave the house! He also has a Blue’s Clues backpack that he will wear when Ethan’s bag isn’t around.

Perhaps the most amusing accessory to date was the large swim vest that he wanted to wear. We had to put it on to leave the house, strapping every strap. Then, of course, it was too big to fit under his carseat, so we had to take it off to get in the car!