Back-Up Giraffe

As stated earlier, Caleb LOVES his giraffe!  He's squeezed, hugged and more than anything, chewed on it a thousand times.  Of course this leads to a bit of grossness. :)  Food, sticky medicine, milk, water, and just plain saliva add up to stink and disgusting....but I still put off washing him for several months simply because of what might have happened to the little guy if washing him went south.  Finally, though, I just had to do it, if anything, to keep Caleb from getting sick from the filth.  SOoooo...

 We found a back-up giraffe first!  Not exactly the same, but as close as we'll ever get.  Some pictures were in order to document the difference! :)  I like to call it LOVED instead of gross. :)

 I think these pictures are pretty funny too.  Looks like the new giraffe is truly happy about his cleanliness!

 Saggy Bottom!

I don't know, I think they'll become friends, although Caleb still always chooses #1 over the new one.  Cleaning went pretty good.  I just did it by hand in a bowl.  It was quite disgusting seeing the water after each rinse, but now I know it can be done without destroying it.  Caleb wasn't too happy about waiting for it to dry all the next day, but he made it.  That was about a month ago now, and I think it's time for another wash.