It's no secret that I love me some AFF (pssst . . . she's giving stuff away this month). She's funny, she's sweet, she sends my kid stuff. OK, so I don't like her BECAUSE she sends Alexis stuff, I like her IN SPITE of it.

The latest in a lengthy list of things I would like to burn on the grill then use for batting practice off a very high cliff is Big Water. Big Water is a sippy cup that says "Alexis" on the side and is, well, big. Alexis LURVES Big Water. She takes it with her in the car. She drags it all over the house. She asks for it first thing in the morning. She even sleeps with Big Water. No joke, she has fallen asleep hugging Big Water on more than one occasion.

All that is fine and dandy. Whatever, the kid has a favorite cup. I deal.

Except.

You know how Alexis doesn't seem to think that her bed is where she should sleep the entire night? It's more like a temporary sleeping quarters and she MUST move her hiney to my bed at some point in the night. When she does, she seldom remembers to bring Big Water with her. Which, of course, means that she later realizes that she is thirsty and has a heart attack because she NEEDS Big Water in the middle of the night.

You know what's fun? When a two-year old starts screeching for Big Water at 4:00 in the morning, and really isn't willing to stop screeching long enough for you to explain that the bottle of water that is on your nightstand is the same as the water that is in Big Water, which is far, far away.

You're lucky you're cute, AFF.

(No toddlers, stuffed Bulldogs, or dolls were harmed in the taking of these photos. However, a certain parent did greatly enjoy that she had JUST told the Toddler not to sit there because she could fall over. A Mother is ALWAYS right about this sort of thing.)