The Incredible Baby Gym

We are using the E.A.S.Y. method with Hadley based on the technique from Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. Her days consist of Eating, Activity and Sleep, in that order. The Y stands for You Time when the baby is sleeping. Or in other words, "scramble your ass around to get done as much work as you possibly can" time.

For our active time, which is usually around an hour long, I play guitar for her, we sing, kick our legs around, practice standing, have belly time, look at black and white pictures, giggle at rattles, watch a mobile in the bouncy seat, follow objects with our eyes, and try to imitate sounds. She is such a sponge that I've been feeling like she needs a little more stimulus, so I went to Babies R Us last week and got the Sit and Lay Play Gym.

There I was in the store, hemming and hawing over what model to get and should I get them because they were in excess of $55. Geesh, $55? Then I had to have a reality check and remind myself that I would easily drop $100 on a pair of jeans that made my legs look like I had just strut out of a college campus. So I decided on the one in the picture above. It was money well spent because she loves the freakin' crap out of that thing. And I love watching her play, giggle, and smile at all the fun toys.