The History of "The Thingy"

Isaac and "The Thingy"

Matthew was a fussy baby and did NOT want to be put down EVER. Even while being held he cried half of the time for the first few months of his life. He also did not sleep for very long stretches of time. We went on many walks outside with him in the sling, I spent a great deal of time vacuuming (he liked the noise while curled up in the sling), and going up and down stairs bouncing him over and over. Sitting or standing while bouncing was unacceptable. He wanted to move! Or rather he wanted ME or his daddy to move. You wouldn't believe how fast the postpartum baby weight fell off! (He also liked car rides so sometimes we'd go for a 3 AM spin around the neighborhood.)

It was around Christmas time and Jonathan and I were out shopping for a gift for Matthew. We were hoping to find something that would captivate his attention for 10-15 minutes at a time. You know, long enough to run to the bathroom or eat a bowl of cereal. So really the gift was a present to us. We found "the thingy" in the store and decided to give it a try. (What are those things called anyways?)

It was a huge hit with Matthew! He was 2 1/2 months old at the time and he loved waving his arms around batting at the toys. Sometimes he'd be entertained for up to a half hour. The "thingy" remained popular until he discovered crawling at 6 months. By then he was a charming, happy baby.

Matthew and "The Thingy"

Everything went into his mouth!

Happy baby = happy parents