This is Ned. Yes, I know there are two bears there but shhhhh! Don’t tell the baby! He loves them both equally, and this way I never have to hold my nose when I’m putting him down for a nap. And if one gets lost, there’s no drama or scrambling to replace it, or potential for the baby to reject it because it’s too new.
(Credit where it’s due: Special thanks to my sis-in-law for suggesting this approach.)
Mama-Come-Lately 
[…] is on the floor under the crib, pretty much directly under Ned the bear. (He is my baby’s bedtime buddy; his little world would surely collapse if he could no longer suck Ned’s ears as he fell […]