TILLYOU Soft Flannel Baby Blanket for Boys & Girls - Warm Cozy Toddler Blanket 40x50 Inches, Navy Deer Print - Perfect for Crib, Stroller, Nursing & Travel

This is not simply a quality large, super soft blanket. His name is "Bubba", and he is my son's best friend and a member of our family. Per usual, we were well-stocked with baby blankets because they seem to accompany every baby gift, but from the time my sensory-seeking son was about 5 months old, he loved to be fully immersed in extreme softness, and the baby blankets simply weren't large enough, whereas the other throw blankets he enjoyed were way too large. He had a strong preference for soft microfleece textures and seemed to have a slight preference for blue things, so I did a search and came across this one in the deer print with the blue background.It's nice and large, but small enough to be portable too. Despite having plenty of other blankets to choose from, as soon as we pulled this one from the dryer, it was love at first sight. He began hugging the blanket to his cheek and cooed, and loved when I'd gently brush it against his face while we were nursing at nap and bedtimes. When he started a new daycare, Bubba was his lovey and his tether to home and to his mama. It got him through an otherwise challenging transition (this kid has never liked change). He'd ask for Bubba all of the time by reaching out, and saying, "Buh - Buh - Buh" and as he got a little older and had more control over his sounds around 8 months old, he was simply, "Bubba". My son just turned 2 and still needs his Bubba, maybe more now than ever. To give me a break, my husband now gives him a bottle of warm chamomile tea with a little breastmilk in it at bedtime, and the only way my son will let my husband put him down for the night, is if my husband rocks him while gently rubbing Bubba on his cheek like we used to do during nursing sessions.He is so sweet with this blanket. I've purchased three total just in case they ever stop manufacturing the deer one, so we have backups, because I learned the hard way with my first-born daughter that lovey backups are crucial. We purchased a random little fleece 4-dollar blankey for her after discovering I was pregnant, and by the time we realized she had "chosen" that blanket as her lovey, we couldn't find backups anywhere. I finally found one on Ebay that some greedy person was selling for 90 bucks knowing he'd eventually find a desperate sucker like me, and even though we were so broke, we forked over the money for it as her beloved "Blazey" had gone missing on a road trip. Anyway, if this ends up being your little one's special lovey, buy backups!!! It's a great deal for the quality, softness, and size, and could easily be the special lovey for a little one in your life.