now you see it, now you don't

It is starting to disappear before our very eyes.

This is one of the edges from Stella's beloved "B". The flannel is getting so thin that any slight tug creates a tear. I had already folded the torn edges over and sewn them down to the blanket in an attempt to prolong it's life, but this is now the second time that this edge was nearly torn off, so I just put it out of it's misery with a scissors. There are 3 edges left, and the edge is (of course) her favorite part. She twirls it around her fingers as she is falling asleep. She has carried this B around since she was less than a year old, and HAS to have it to go to sleep.

But I am done with repairing it. When the other edges tear this time, I will cut them off as well, and I'm sure Stella will slowly adjust to the thought of sleeping without her beloved B.

Sigh. She is growing up.