Hi girls, just got home from watching 2012 and supper. Joie's at MIL's for the night, and I so much wanted to hug her and tell her that mummy loves her (weird, kids are the priority theme coming out of the show)
LS,
yup those are monthly rates. If you are thinking going to use the jumperoo more than 5 months, probably worth while to get it instead of rent, then again the weight takes up to 12kg. Evenflo exersaucers, such as the 3in1 kind have to careful, got product recalls, due to choking parts.
Re:Flipping
I actually notice she loves lifting her whole bump with both legs up and then thumping them onto her bed/my bed or the mat. I guess it's like training herself to lift her bump. This is before she flipped from back to tummy ytd morning. She does loving kicking too.
Coolkero,
I think I will hopefully be able to "train" her into her play area with the mat. Gave her all her toys on the mat, bumbo, and what not. Shall have to put in more effort when she starts to crawling I guess. Yar, like what HBB says, reading, learning, possibly solid feeding (if can still fit in the bumbo). As for beyond toddler age, I think it's a nice space for her to have her activities, if another sibling doesn't take over it. Been lying down with her on it while she's having tummy time. It's taken over a good 1/3 of my living room floor, and giving me very little space to maneuver. And another chore of taking everything off in at night, after she's in bed, to wipe the mat over for the next day's use.
Another thing that did strike me on the 1st day after I received my mat the previous night, was the possibility that she spent some time on the playmat at MintyMom's place and thru association, use the mat as a platform for playing on tummy. I got the largest Parklon one because I wanted a full alphabet-example set, which is pretty difficult to track down on the LG ones.