Jumping in a Jumperoo!!!

I think I mentioned in a previous post that Riley seems to be getting more and more frustrated with viewing the world from a horizontal position. Earlier this week, I decided to get a door jumper out that I had received at my shower so he could be more vertical with the world. Well let's just say I didn't think about the fact that all the doors in our house are REALLY tall! Kelly and I put the door jumper in Riley's door and it hung down to my waist! Not sure how much jumping Riley would be able to do in that!

Then we had his 4 month checkup this week, and the dr's office clearly states NO WALKERS! Just another thing we all survived, but they have decided is no longer good for kids! The main reasons are injuries (rolling down the stairs or into table ends, etc) and that it can delay your childs' development because if they are on the floor and have to crawl or walk to get across the room to see something they are curious about it's better than if they hop in the walker and zoom across! I can see that...plus, let's face it we're all way too reliant on instant gratification already! Present company INCLUDED!

So this all led to yet another online quest for me! Yippee! After reading several articles about 3-5 month old developmental phases, I decided the best solution for us would be a jumperoo! It's basically a walker with a jumper inside, so it's contained in one area. Once I decided what, I had to decide which one. Can I just say - I LOVE Amazon!! Not only for the shopping, but for the customer reviews! I find them SOOOO helpful when I'm trying to make a final decision on a purchase! And I joined Amazon Prime, which is where you pay a fee once per year and all of your shipping is 2-3 days and included in every order! Totally worth it when you have a new baby! Amazon is your friend! Free shipping makes it your best friend! Customer reviews make it your BFF!

I quickly narrowed my jumperoo search down to the Fisher-Price Rainforest and the Baby Einstein models. Then I let the reviews speak for themselves! On Amazon the Fisher-Price model had 466 reviews averaging a 4.5 star rating and on BabiesRUs.com it had 1129 reviews averaging 5 stars!! Then when I began to read the reviews it was as if I had written them myself based on Riley's developmental stage!

Now comes the instant gratification part with my justification - I coudn't possibly...I mean Riley coudn't possibly wait the 2-3 days it would take to get it from Amazon even though it was $20 cheaper! No! Plus, it would have been 4 days with Thanksgiving! So I jetted right on down to BabiesRUs less than a mile from my house and purchased it Tuesday night! We set it up Wednesday and he loved it from the moment I put him in it! The funny thing is that he would just stare at the fabric covered springs more than the toys it comes with! Again...it's all about the simple things! He's still a little too short for it, so I put a pillow under it so he can achieve full launch capabilities!


Riley staring at the fabric cover on the springs. He literally stared at them for minutes on end!

He LOVES it! A lot of people said their younger children were overwhelmed by it a bit until they were closer to 5-6 months old, but not Riley! I think I could have put him in it a month ago!

It's funny how they are able to let you know they are bored or over a certain stage/toy/game even though they can't talk! Just another amazing discovery in parenthood.


Riley preparing for launch! Look at those boy legs!!! Mine were chunkier than that when I was BORN! ha! See the rosy cheeks from all Mom's kisses! Oops!