Jumperoo

Annelise is finally big enough for her Jumperoo! It's Rainforest themed, and we got it through a neat website called FreeCycle... for free! I had picked it up while I was still about 6 months pregnant from a lady who said her grandson didn't really like it... which didn't make me feel great about my find, but oh well. It was free right? And it was in great condition; just needed a thorough cleaning to make sure Annelise would be safe nomming all over whatever she could get her mouth on.

For the first 3 months of her life, she didn't quite have the head control to safely put her in there, but she's been getting much better; she's starting to hold her head up on her own while sitting upright for more than just a few minutes at a time. So we put her in the Jumperoo, and her feet touch the floor and she can bounce around like crazy! I'm not sure if she has actually connected the dots yet that when she bounces, she makes the thing make animal noises... but I'm pretty sure she understands that when she kicks, she gets to bounce around! She loves it. And it helps her see the whole room without just laying around in her bouncy seat, the swing, or on the floor. It's also really neat to spin her around inside the little seat, so she can be facing us wherever we are in the living room!

The only problem (or benefit?) with this toy, is that it tires her out pretty quickly, and we can't let her fall asleep in it. But you can tell when she's getting tired: the bouncing is much less frequent and her eyes start drooping. We'll take her out around then and put her into her bouncy seat for a bit or maybe hold her, and then transition back to her crib if she stays in the falling asleep mode.