A little help here?

A little help here?

Zane came to the office with me yesterday (we drove this time) and it was your basic alternating action and sleep packed morning we’ve had before. He was a bit mellower overall and didn’t cry the whole day.

Until the Jumperoo arrived… (p.s. be sure to view the user images on that page!)

This was Faith’s idea and since I was getting stuff from Amazon anyways I included it in the order. Ever since Zane was a little six month old baby in Mom’s tummy he’s been jumping and kicking his legs. So what better than a babysitter that is powered by baby legs?

Except, Dad doesn’t tend to read assembly instructions and, as you can see, the first test run ran into one minor setback. It made for a really good laugh for everyone at the office.

Seat assembled properly our little McBoingBoing was all set to go. He’s still a bit small for the seat and his toes just barely skim the ground; quickly solved by a seat cushion or phone book underneath and some blankets for seat shims. The brightly colored plastics on the front go into a rather frenetic song and flash routine whenever baby bounces enough — which Zane even managed to do once.

I suspect he’ll wear this out.

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9 August 07 • Dad

  1. It’s just that before the Jumperoo the only exercise Zane really got was crying. Sure he could kick while lying down and during tummy time, but that didn’t seem as aerobic as crying!

    Last night, Zane would not really settle. I walked him late in the evening hoping he’d snooze before the sun went down. No dice. Bright eyed and bushy tailed through the whole walk. I even did the flat part of Daisy Hill in near dark. Very interesting. For him, anyways.

    At home Jerry fed him while I did a few things, and I took over. After feeding we did a good snuggle. Good only in my opinion! Waaaaaa! was Zane’s opinion. I put him back in bouncer, sat right next to him, and watched him bounce, bounce, bounce. He needs something under him to make him as high as the picture, and I didn’t have that setup. He would drop his head every once in a while and his nose would be pressed up against the blue material. It was pretty alarming, but I didn’t want to stop the bouncing and start some crying. I’d just move his head back to upright. Bounce, bounce, bounce. FINALLY, there was a yawn!! Bounce, bounce, bounce. FINALLY, his eyes began to shut. Just a few more bounces after that, and he went right to bed.

    I don’t remember it being my idea to get the bouncer, though. I don’t remember much of anything now-a-days!

    — faith · 9 August 07 · #

  2. Yep, those bouncer things work well!
    Nice user-friendlier blogsite, Jer!

    — Ted Jerome · 9 August 07 · #

  3. Thanks Ted. Still need to fix top navbar for folks using IE. I miss the disembodied baby head though…

    Next week: Baby’s First Chin-up Bar!

    — Jerry · 9 August 07 · #

  4. Here is the next thing to get. Tyler loved spinning in it and eating all the toys on it. We borrowed one from Sharon so we do not have it to give to you.

    http://www.amazon.com/Evenflo-6161521-SmartSteps-Exersaucer-Entertainer/dp/B0002PR43O

    — Janet · 9 August 07 · #


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