A bear for Bumpy

One of the things I most excited about this year is in a couple of months I'm going to become an aunt.

I'm pretty excited about having a whole brand new person in our family, meeting them when they do arrive and seeing this little being grow. Im also excited by the fact that I now have someone who I can make heaps of stuff and friends for.

And first off it needed to be a bear of course.

I've been thinking which bear would be right for Bumpy ( what my sister and her partner call baby as sex is unknown), for a long time, some of my new bears in the last couple of months have been possibilities for Bumpy, but then never felt right, he had to be something my sister would like too. I knew he's first had to be a jointed, mohair style bear.

This is my latest effort, Ernest, and he is Bumpy's Bear I think, finally.

Ernest is a bit of dreamer, he lives more in his head and imagination than the real world alot of the time, is an avid reader, and is himself writing a novel at the moment. He loves Gingersnap biscuits and yes he is a dunker.

I do hope Bumpy likes him, and Ernest will be a trustworthy companion who they can share secrets with, give and get hugs and bring a sense of comfort and the love I already feeling for this person.