Sarah's new best friend (and our miracle toy)!

Since Sarah was around 6 weeks old she has been a great sleeper. At around 5 weeks, we transitioned her from the bassinet to her crib. It was harder for me then it was for her. She sleeps a good 8-9 hours then will wake up to eat and then usually sleeps for another 2-3 hrs.
In the past week, that has changed....at her 4 month appt. the pediatrician said that she was definitely teething so that may have something to do with it or it could be that she is seeing what she can get away with?! She makes me laugh, she has my temperament, she is definitely my child. My mom is laughing quietly at me, thinking paybacks are a b*tch!
She started to cry out of the blue last Thursday in the middle of the night. It was like a shock to the system because we have been spoiled. Donnie and I were trying to calm her, but nothing would work. This is why I think it might be her testing us...we were standing there talking trying to figure out what we should try next. She stopped crying and stared at us. When she realized we weren't going to pick her up, she started to cry again. She did this twice!
Now back to the title, "Sarah's new best friend." She has a stuffed hippo. It is one of those stuffed heads with a blanket body. I'm such a novice. I don't even know exactly what they are called.
Anyway, she has snuggled with it before and/or played with it. We decided to let her hug it in the crib.
It was our miracle toy. She grabbed for it, rubbed it against her face and literally passed out.
While, she is sleeping we remove it from the crib just to be on the safe side. It works every time and I cannot tell you how grateful we are. Lets hope she doesn't get over it too quickly.