Last night we had to say goodbye to the best rattle ever, when Aunt Carrie accidentally stepped on it, causing it’s demise.
The little yellow plastic telephone rattle was over 30 years old. It was mine as a baby, then my brother’s, then my sister’s. My mom saved it and gave it to me for Ava when she was born. Ava loved that rattle and so did Julian. It was the perfect size for little hands and little mouths.
Exhibit A – Baby Ava enjoying the rattle:
I looked through all of my pictures of Julian today and was bummed to discover what I suspected to be true – I never got a picture with him playing with it. Maybe there’s one hiding out there somewhere. Mom? Carrie? Either of you have one?
Edited on 6/9/07 to add: I found a picture of Julian with the rattle! Woohoo!Â
Here’s the rattle carnage.
RIP dear rattle. RIP.
Not long after the rattle was demolished accidentally broken, Jody hit the ‘net to see if he could track down a replacement on Ebay. He didn’t find anything there, but he did come across these wicked cool wooden rattles that are pretty much the same shape, and, judging by the pictures of the babies on the site, look to be enjoyed equally as well.
So I think we’ll cough up the (gulp) $20 for one of those. It should last forever and would be a cool replacement to pass down through future generations. :)
For all the grief we gave you about breaking it and as sad as I am to see that rattle go, Carrie, maybe the change to something new won’t be so bad after all. ;)
Stumble it!
Nicole says:
Bummer! Poor Aunt Carrie :)
But what a fun legacy the rattle was!
June 7th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Eva says:
We pass down rattles and things in our family, too. My baby uses my old diaper pail, blocks, sheets, toys, clothes, you name it. I’m so sorry it broke! How sad.
June 7th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
K says:
Hi Amy! Love the new look (again)… That rattle looks so sad, broken! Awwwwww!! Those photos of Ava… she’s just so precious!! I like the new rattle you’re going to get. Awesome!!
June 7th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Amy P. says:
Ohhhh!!! Sorry to hear about the vintage rattle! But my goodness, at least you’ve got some CUTE baby pictures with it – they are SO adorable!! It’s sometimes difficult to let things go that have sentimentality, but you gotta keep in mind the joy it did bring for so many years. Not many rattles get that much use!
June 7th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Amy P. says:
PS: Your new avatar at the top of your headline page – is that your Wii character? So cute, it looks just like you!
June 7th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
C-ster says:
C is for catalyst. Bwa ha ha!
June 7th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Penny says:
Ah well – it served it’s purpose well for 2 generations ;-) Now it’s time for Rattle 2.0
June 7th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Mama C-ta says:
Sad but yeah that is a cool rattle, worth the $20 I say. Think of how much joy it’d bring future generations
Like the new look, glad to see my favorite theme is freed up now :)
June 8th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Liesl says:
Wow, those are some gorgeous toys on that site. I think the new rattle will be treasured for a long time.
June 9th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
BerryBird says:
I’m so glad you found a picture of Julian with the rattle. What we need next is a picture of YOU with the rattle when you were that age.
June 10th, 2007 at 8:25 am
JamieLee says:
Oh, so sad to lose something that has been passed down like that…but the replacement rattle looks way cool. Good shopping, Jody!
June 11th, 2007 at 4:19 am
melody says:
A moment of silence for the rattle…so, got a new one yet?
I think the fact that it was well-loved by both is a precious memory.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Grandma S says:
Oh, noooooooo! I just read about the demise of everyone’s favorite rattle today (6-14). Oh, well.
Onward and upward to new and better designed baby rattles. I forgive you Carrie. I will look for a picture of you, Amy, with your little telephone rattle. I remember saying to you “Call Grandma” (my Mom who lived in Florida) and you would hold it up to your ear. The little yellow telephone rattle-gone, but not forgotten.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:24 am
William John Woods says:
Happy to hear that one of my Rattles may be chosen to replace that heirloom telephone rattle.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:35 am