We've had plenty of nice, plush toys for Margaret but have had them put away because we're not supposed to let her sleep with them for fear of SIDS and she's not yet able to play with them actively on her own.
Readers of the blog will know that we'd discovered that she quite liked looking at the hanging crib and play mat toys, but we didn't have many of them (basically, we only had two) so we were resigned to simply waiting for Margaret to grow old enough before she would be able to take advantage of all her cool stuffed toys.
Of course, Sarah, genius that she is, struck on a brilliant solution.
Voila.
Using some ribbon, she's turned many of Margaret's smaller toys into hanging crib toys.
As I've told SAM time and time again, my absolute favorite part of Sarah, the part I find the most desireable and most drool worthy, is the part right between her ears.
I am not exaggerating when I say that when I came home and saw this setup that I fell even more passionately in love with SAM than I had been in the moment before I saw it
As it turns out, oddly enough, Margaret's favorite item in this new jury rigged play area is the green, foam ball, an item which we almost threw out because it was a cheapie sample that I got at Toy Fair in NY last year. But I guess it's bright and green and has a repeating geodesic soccer ball pattern on it so it probably holds her attention.
Besides making more life more fun for her, Margaret has been making life more interesting and rewarding for us as well.
She's smiling more frequently and more easily than ever before and that puts us over the moon. Especially if coupled with some cute cooing or murmuring.
Life with Margaret has been an absolute gas and having her has been the most rewarding thing I've ever done. Stunning.
The only bit I don't like? Having to leave SAM and Margaret every morning, kissing them goodbye and knowing that I'm missing most of their waking hours. It's hard.
But then again, I love my job so far, too.
So in all, I think life is good.
1 comment:
I want to scoop that little chunky monkey up and squeeze her!! She is just fabulous, no kidding...What a trip to see her world open up and to catch her delight in what she finds there! It just doesn't get better than that- for now. Of course, every day brings new discoveries for her and for you. These are the rewards for the last two months of sketchy sleep and worries about doing the right thing for her, and trying to figure out just what in the world she wants/needs in the midst of the full-on bellow. She's awesome!! and so are the pictures and the blogs-eye-views that you take the time to share. And so are you!!! Thank you, BOTH of- all three of you!!! You make my days! :-)
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