Ok, so I wanted to comment on a few "toys" that I let Madden play with that are obviously questionable toys for an infant, but I think it's funny that at first I tried to be so careful and protective about my baby but now if it makes him happy and keeps him quiet for a little awhile I'm all about letting him play with it........with some supervision of course!
-Plastic water bottles-this is his favorite toy! he will play with a bottle for hours and now that he can crawl around, when it rolls on the tile he just chases it around the house.
-Plastic bags-Madden puts everything in his mouth and one day I was unloading groceries he found a bag and of course started sucking on it, I was a little paranoid at first, but he was quite enjoying it so I just let him have at it.
-Remote controls- Never once in my life have I ever thought of wiping off my remotes, but once Madden discovered remote controls I decided I better disinfect them, which they haven't been cleaned in like 5 years. Madden will eye ball a remote from across the room and make his way over to it and shove it in his mouth, he has turned off the tv a few times for us while he was enjoying those delicious remotes.
-Plastic six pack holders- I know birds and dolphins should stay away from these.... but babies I'm not sure?? He sucked on this for like an hour and was so content.
-A empty bag of Skittles- I was eating Skittles and while I would squeeze some out of the bag, it made a noise and he perked up and was so interested in this little red bag. So once I was done I was like he can't swallow this whole bag, it should be okay to play with. When he was done with this bag after 20 minutes it was so sticky! I didn't realize that the glue that held the bag together was not immune to baby slobber.... probably not a good idea.
-A empty box of Sudafed- I was sick for a few days and was taking some sudafed and he was mesmerized by the box that I was opening, so I let him play with it. About 5 minutes later the box was pretty much destroyed, it really baffles me how fast a baby's drool can disintegrate stuff.
-My cell phone- Well my cell only works on speakerphone now after the first time I let him play with it, so mommy's phone is no longer a toy.
Isn't it funny how quickly we change our minds and go into survival mode?! Whatever keeps them quiet! I think boys are programmed to want the remote, all my boys have been obsessed with it! I love your new family pic too, so cute!
ReplyDeleteSeriously?!!! It sounds like everyday at my house. I don't know what it is about all those items you've named but they do love them! Although I've never tried the skittles wrapper, maybe another day...
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