“I better do as a Doozer does and get on with the job” ~Gobo Fraggle

Anyone who knows Michelle knows she is TERRIFIED of needles. A fear she will undoubtedly have to overcome during this pregnancy since there will be quite a bit of blood work and tests done as well as the possibility of an epidural during delivery.

Anyone who knows Michelle also knows that she is obsessed with stuffed animals. She absolutely LOVES plush versions of wildlife creatures. Considering both of these facts we decided to go out and buy a new stuffed animal for her to take to all of her doctors appointments and hold while tests were being done. Since Tony loves monkeys the pair went to Build a Bear and make a primate stuffed animal lovingly deemed Spraggle Monkey.




There were two rounds of blood work the following week for which Spraggle Monkey was in attendance. Although Michelle is certainly not over her fear of needs she has come to realize that they are a necessary evil during the next 9 months and has taken to squeezing the stuffing out of Spraggle Monkey while the nurse pricks her skin.