Memory bears

A few days after Paige passed, Natalie wanted to pick out clothes for her to wear as she usually would.  I told her Paige didn't need her clothes anymore because she had all new clothes in heaven.  I went to pick out clothes for Clara, but Natalie wouldn't agree on any outfit.  Finally, I had her pick out some clothes that were only Paige's and no one else would wear them.  After we did that, Clara was allowed to wear clothes again.

Shortly after that, I had some memory bears made out of some of Paige's clothes for them and the cousins.

Originally, Natalie was going to have the larger bear, but of course she didn't want it.  Clara was happy to have it though.  Natalie also wanted all of the bears of course.  When I explained she could have one and only one, she picked the orange one.  For a few days, she would ask for a different one and I would tell her she had to put the orange bear back to play with a different one.  She would eventually decide to keep the orange one instead.

After it was clear which one Natalie really wanted, we told her who the other ones were for.  Now every day, Natalie points at the bear and says who it is for.

This weekend, she happily gave half the bears away to her cousins. In a week and a half, she will give the others away.  Until then, we will point at them and say who they are for.