I, too, got one of these for a shower present with my first son. The thing always made me laugh because it sounded to me like some heavy breathing prank phone call.

When he was little, he slept in a basinette and we tied the bear to the outside and switched it on. It was cute to watch. his eyes would get all big and round and he would try to look for the sound. But within minutes he would calm down and get to sleep.