Fisher Price Rainforest Friends Jumperoo

Back a few weeks ago we were having a play date at a friends house, and that friend had a jumperoo, so the little man had a play in it.  Instant success! He loved it!  Straight away he was bouncing and having fun, and for a decent amount of time.  At that point it dawned on me that we really should get one for him - it was very timely as it was when he started wanting to stand all the time (he still wants to stand all the time).  Realising just how expensive these are, we took to Gumtree to find a bargain, and after a couple of days of searching, we found one in Penarth for £25, amazing! It was in great condition, and with working batteries.

Around the seat are different activities to entertain themselves with, and the seat itself swivels really easily so they can move around.  There's also dangling stuffed animals for them to look up to and reach too.

The red frog seat can be removed and washed - you'll need to do this for two reasons, one being how much they slobber on it, and the other is the notorious 'jumperoo poo' - if your little one poops when they're in it, it's a bit of a poo-splosion and might well seep out onto the material.

The whole seat unit is held on by 3 straps which have 3 different heights.  Once your baby is able to put their feet flatly on the floor, they suggest moving it up to the next level.  Squidge is nearly 6 months old and has been on the level 2 setting for about 2 weeks (and he's a pretty small baby).

This is one of his favourite toys on the Jumperoo, it's a spinning rainforest frog with little coloured beads/balls in there that make a noise, he loves spinning this.

This is one of the dangling animals, the other is a soft-toy version of the rainforest frog above, he loves looking up at these :)

This is the main activity centre - there's 2 dangling toys and the blue one is an elephant that twists around.  There's also a barrel with pictures on it that rolls and coloured lights.  What I love about this is that the music responds to his movements, so when he bounces he makes the elephant make sounds, teaching him cause and effect and encouraging him to bounce.

Just look how happy he is in it :)

I'm not sure I'd spend the full money on buying one new, but if you can pick up one second hand they're absolutely worth every penny - he spends lots of time in this and loves it - plus it gives you that few minutes to make a cup of tea or a sandwich, or stick a load of washing on :)

This is by far his favourite toy/activity :)

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5 Change bag essentials

Ok, there might be more than 5 things I always carry in my change bag, like nappies, nappy bags, wipes, a change mat, spare dummies etc, but there's 5 other things which are always a staple and that regularly get used, and they're not all for the baby - here's my 5 change bag essentials.

Hand sanitizer

I always carry anti-bac with me and even when I'm at home, we use it pretty much after every nappy change. I actually carry 2 different ones, a Carex one, and the one in the picture 'No-Germs' - always good, especially if you're changing a poopy nappy (of course, I always wash my hands as well!).

Hand cream

The only other time in my life that my hands have been this dry, was when I was working in operating theatres and they were being washing like, 100 times a day.  Well, I must be up to that number again as they're crazy dry.  At home I'm using E45 on them throughout the day, but when I'm out and about, the 'Protect Your Lovely Hands' is great - it's intensive and nourishing and works really well.

Sudocrem care & protect

I must admit, I absolutely love Sudocrem - if we forget to use the care & protect at every nappy change (ideally how it should be used), and we notice he gets a little bit red, we put some of this on and by the next nappy change all the redness has gone!  It's so easy to apply, and another thing I love, if you do apply it at every nappy change, it does make poopy nappies easier to clean up as it works as a barrier between their skin and the poop.  We've been using it every day since he was born and he's never had nappy rash :)

Nivea lip butter

As much as I have a ridiculous lipstick collection, it's lip balm I tend to wear the most.  When you're out and about in the fresh air, your lips tend to get dry, and, I don't know about you, but I certainly find it much more challenging to keep hydrated when you have a little one, which tends to keep my lips drier - so this is a bag essential for me.  This particular one from Nivea is one of my favourites, it smells so good!

Spare bag

If you don't live in Wales, this won't be such a big deal, but here we have to pay for the carrier bags Supermarkets and shops give us, yeah it's only 5p, but what with wanting to do my part in helping to save the planet, I keep a fold up bag in the change bag so I always have a decent and strong bag with me at all times :)

Ok so these might not be the most exciting, but they're 5 things I always keep in the bag and regularly use :) 

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