little logan is 15 weeks old today! one more week until 4 months. he’ll be getting his next set of boosters coming up in the next couple weeks and i thought that i would talk about some of the things we’ve received and let you know how *i* feel about them, as well as how logan has reacted to them! i’m going to do a few at a time, so as not to make the blog entries huge. first ones i’m going to talk about are the starlight papasan cradle swing by fisher-price, the rainforest bouncy chair, and the baby einstein deluxe seek and discover activity gym.
1) fisher-price starlight papasan cradle swing: this was probably the most discussed and and argued over piece of baby play equipment we got. heh. mainly because it is a TAD expensive ($140?) but SO worth every single penny!! logan has taken a nap in his swing since he was born and that thing is a LIFESAVER! he takes about a 2.5 hour nap in it in the afternoon. it’s his “long nap” area. unfortunately, the weight limit only goes up to 25lbs and logan’s currently, i’d guess, around 16.5-17lbs and the swing itself has to be turned all the way up to sway him comfortably enough so he’d fall asleep. but it has 5 different kind of noise settings and a projection of stars/moons that rotate along with a few small plush bears/stars that act like a mobile. he LOVES his swing. and we do too!
2) fisher-price rainforest bouncy chair: this was a purchase that my mother made for us. and boy, am i glad she did. originally on my registry, i picked the bouncy chair that matched my pack n’play set. but for some reason, it just didn’t seem as entertaining to a child. yes, it was “matchy” and “cute” which i liked… but… for practicality’s sake, we needed something that a) would occupy and stimulate logan’s senses and b) be useful and portable so that we could take it places with us or move it between rooms so we could put him down in it, he can still see us, and finds it amusing! i love how the bar lights up and the animals on it move! also, there are 2 settings for music and cause/effect learning as he gets a little bit older. i was advised as such about this bouncy chair from my best friend and for under $30, this is an EXCELLENT buy for any little one. the light-up bar is removable, which is great when he wants entertainment from another source. it allows for multiple uses AND it’s a LARGE CHAIR! not like those tiny “matchy” bouncers i had seen or had originally wanted. my best friend’s son still plays with certain parts of the chair, even at a year old!
3) baby einstein seek & discover activity gym/playmat: first of all, let me say that the color scheme of the baby einstein toys are excellent, as they are primary colors and are some of the first colors baby can see when he starts to separate colors from blacks and whites. this playmat also has 2 modes: music mode and cause/effect mode. we use the music mode a lot because logan likes to lay on it, under the flashing musical star, and look at all the colors it makes! it also comes with several dangly toys that rattle and crinkle, as well as a large caterpillar that you can remove and attach to your carseat for added convenience. also, the flashing star can be removed and taken along for the ride or attached to other toys. we dangle it over logan in his pack n’play also and it lulls him to sleep because the colors light up his sleep space an entertain him until he plays to snooze! my only beef with this mat is that it isn’t very thick, so we fold up a blanket on top of our throw rug and THEN place him on it so that there are several layers of cushion-y space between his head and the floor. oh! AND! the mat is SUPER portable. we just have to lift it and take it with us. i go to my mom’s with it all the time.
also, i might mention that logan is NOT a paci baby… and it’s not like we didn’t try. HA. we literally bought EVERY KIND and he just…. didn’t take well to it because he has a slight tongue tie. or so i think that THAT’S why he sucks a little differently than other babies. BUT! he does love up on a blankie (a receiving blanket of ANY size and color). not any particular one, but we’ve been putting a blanket next to his face since he was VERY little and now, when he goes to sleep, he nuzzles it and even if he’s upset, can MOST OFTEN snuggle himself to sleep with his blankie!
take care for now! and i’d love it if you’d share some of YOUR child(ren)’s favorite baby/toddler toys via the comments and how you also feel about them! ciao!
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