Binky

When we're putting Troy to sleep, we'll use all of our old pillow to build walls around him on the bed, so he's not tempted to roll off onto the floor.  One day, my wife noticed that Troy preferred the pillows that have a satin strip around the edge of the pillow.  As he drifted to sleep, we'd find him gently running his hand back and forth along the satin, feeling the way that it slid smoothly underneath his hand.  So, she decided to take one of his pillow and put it into a satin pillow case, so he'd have even MORE satin to caress.  The move was a huge success with Troy, especially when he learned that he could pull the pillow case off the pillow and use it like a blanket.

When Troy went back to daycare, they told us that we could bring a stuff animal or personal item for him to help him feel comfortable while he napped.  Troy doesn't really sleep with any animals (unless you count us), so my wife decided to order him a satin blanket instead.  She got one for the daycare and one for the house.  Troy not only loves sleeping with the blanket, but he likes taking it out of his crib and walking around with it too, blanket dragging on the floor behind him.  I guess we've found his "binky," that extra-special blanket that every child has until it's so worn and frayed that you have no choice but to put it out of its misery.