Build-A-Bear

We made a Saturday evening trip across town to the Galleria for a few last minute things before Wyatt's arrival. As we walked by Build-A-Bear, Hannah Claire noticed it for the first time. I'm pretty sure she heard the chorus of "Hallelujah" as she looked up at the huge bear in the case outside of the store. We walked around the store a little and checked things out. We ended up leaving and HC did not even ask for one thing. As we walked down the the mall we decided maybe she should make a bear to give to her brother when he arrives so we turned around and headed back. She was very serious about picking out the perfect bear. He could not be pink because "boys don't like pink". Once she found the perfect brown bear we headed to the stuffing machine. She was a little skeptical at first but caught on pretty quickly. During the heart ceremony HC showered the bear with lots of love and kisses.

Once the bear was all sewn up she took him to get clean and dried off so we could take him home. We even named him, Baby Bear and left with a birth certificate. It was so sweet and I love that Hannah Claire was so excited to make a gift for Wyatt and not worry about anything for herself. We were so impressed with her selflessness we let her make herself a bear.

We went through the entire process again but this time with a pretty pink bear.

The lady let Hannah Claire put three hearts in her bear since she is three.

She rubbed the hearts on her head so the bear will be smart.

Dad even got in on the cleaning action for HC's bear. Our pretty pink bear ended up with a purple shirt and some denim pants (that keep falling off). She ended up named Lucy.