So, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that we are parents. For example, there are just as many pieces of baby furniture as adult furniture in our living room right now.
One of these new pieces of furniture is a new, fancy swing. We decided to get one with all the fun stuff like lights and a mobile and both swing and cradle action to keep her entertained. We like to mix it up ya know? Here’s a pic of Liora in her new swing:
As you can see, she is nicely entranced. We were inspired to get this swing by our visit to Colorado, when Susan let us borrow a swing. It did wonders for extending her naps and allowing us a little baby holding break. The lights and mobile are more for when she is awake. ;)
The other thing we used quite a bit in Colorado was a bouncy chair. This was great for active/play time because she could be upright but still relax. The bouncing motion seemed quite soothing to her as well. She fell asleep the first time we put her in it. Of course, that never happened again, but she seemed to like it all the same.
So, mommy went on the hunt for a nice bouncy chair. Of course, Baby Bjorn has fabulous chairs. The thing I liked about them were that they didn’t have the bells and whistles that the swing had (gotta have less stimulating options) and they kept her more upright, which I think helps with the whole spitting up extravaganza. The thing I didn’t like about them was the pricetag! Holy balls on a stick! Those suckers are expensive. Of course, they say you can use them until the kid is about 28 lbs, which is into toddlerhood (more as a chair than a bouncer at that point). Anyhoots, I was able to pick up a gently used one for much cheaper. She’s not super into it, but she’ll sit in it and look at the toy bar and such. As is evinced here:
See that dislike of having her photo taken? Yeah, she gets that from me. She doesn’t smile in this chair as much as her other ones. I wonder if that’s because the toys are less interactive. She really likes when I move her toys and make them talk to her. Or the mobiles–those are a big hit. These toys just sit there. Three little wooden bears. Since she’s not quite able to reach out and bat them, they don’t really do much for her. She’ll watch them for a while when we spin them, but they’re just not as fun.
Well, Liora certainly has a lot of stuff. I guess it’s nice that we’ll have stuff to pass on to her sibling in the future. (Farther into the future–keep your pants on, grandparents.) Or to lend to other people. It seems like there are tons of babies popping up all over the place. On our block there are 13 kids with 2 more due by September. Liora sure will have a lot of friends if we stay in this neighborhood!
