Alek's New Best Buddy Rudolph

The day after Thanksgiving my parents took all of the grandkids to Build-A-Bear. Alek was so excited and picked out Rudolph. We put the Rudolph song in his paw and outfitted him with a jingle bell collar, hat, and scarf. Alek has not stopped holding Rudolph or let him out of his sight ever since. Anywhere Alek goes, Rudolph goes as well. He even comes into the bathroom and sits right by the bathtub while Alek takes a bath. Alek is usually holding him while I'm trying to get him dressed and has to bring him in the car or to any store we go to. He is so attached to Rudolph and loves him so much. He wraps his arm around Rudolph's neck while he plays with toys or watches TV. After 2 weeks, the batteries in Rudolph's nose and song are not working and Alek is devastated. It's kind of nice since he would bring Rudolph to church and without fail the song would go off during sacrament. We will be replacing the batteries at least so his nose will light up and then I think Alek will be happy. If Alek isn't being a good listener or cooperating, we just threaten to take Rudolph away and he changes his behavior pretty darn quick. I'm surprised at how quickly he forgot about Big Doggy, Baby Doggy, and Doggy with the Hat (he's very creative with his names) since he would carry all of them everywhere. Now they don't even get a spot in his bed most nights. As long as Alek has Rudolph with him he's content.