chris? who's chris?

for most of you {myself included} if & when savanna were to mention the name chris you'd immediately assume she was talking about her dad or to her dad. well, this is not the case. as i realized today, after TWO misunderstandings and a reaffirmation from nana "D", turns out "chris" is an imaginary friend. the first incidence was this morning. my visiting teachers were over and savanna was playing with a friend. she came downstairs and announced "mommy, chris doesn't want to play trains." to which i responded, "her name is brooklyn and maybe she just wants to play with the girl toys."
weird, yes. attention getter, not really.
the second time was my ah! moment. savanna and i were at the doctors office and return to our assigned room after an eventful bathroom experience--getting a urine sample from a 3 yr. old is a whole post in itself.
savanna entered the room first and i closed the door. immediately savanna asked, "where's chris?"
"who?"
"chris, he's blue."
"what does this chris do?"
"he jumps here, and goes whoosh over here." {she was doing actions showing how one would fly from the doctors computer to the chair between us}
i sent her dad, chris, a text message mentioning that i thought she may have an imaginary friend named "chris." it was then that i heard that on saturday while savanna was with her dad, chris, at his parents house and playing in the basement, nana "D" heard her talking to a "chris" and calling "chris". she also just assumed she was talking to he dad and asked him about it before they left. apparently "chris" has been around longer than i thought. looks like my life just got more complicated and entertaining all in the same moment. awesome!