4, 5 & 6 Month Favorites

Korbin's personality is developing just like his preference for certain things. Being with him all the time, I can see what he loves. For his 4th, 5th, and 6th month, these things became his favorites. Since he loved them, I can't help but love them. 

Baby Einstein jumper-Korbin loves this thing! When we first purchased it back in December, his little legs couldn't reach the floor (so a shoebox served as his platform even when he had not quite figured out how to bounce yet). Since then, he has learned what all the toys do, and is entertained for hours no seriously, long enough for me to put in a load of laundry and go to the bathroom. We did our research on this product, heck what product don't I do research on? It is definitely not perfect, but it was the best choice for us.

Banana Brush-This thing rocks. It is a brush. It is a teether. It is a magical entertainer. Korbin will sit with this thing for hours. It is one of those things that goes with him every where. It is like a dog; it even sleeps in the crib with him. lol. It is the greatest toy. Seriously, this brush is better than a pacifer as a mute button. He can grip, turn it, chew it, and most recently throw launch it. It is the perfect toy-and it is a toothbrush. I mean seriously, if you had a toothbrush that could be that much fun wouldn't you love it? Around here it is called his 'NanaBrush.

Sleep Sack-After having what I would call the world's worst sleeper (actually that is not true, but it seemed that way to me having to get up every 2-3 hours even when he was four months old), this thing changed things. Korbin always hated the swaddle but it helped him to sleep, which is why I guess he hated it. But when my mom picked up this sleep sack at Marshall's for $5.00 on clearance, I was like okay, lets give it a try. I have spent upteen hundred dollars, read all kinds of books, and my child still wouldn't sleep. (Silent parent fail sigh). But the first time he slept in his crib at exactly 5 months old, he was wearing this. Mommy sat next to the monitor all night, and he loved that he could touch his head and face and put his arms behind his head and low and behold he actually slept well. Since that first night at 5 months old, he sleeps in this thing, even for naps. The mod swad is a thing of the past-he hated that little pea pod. 

Crib/Mattress-At 5 months, I said what the heck. Lets try his crib. I knew I would have to return to work soon, and plus there is a certain lack of intimacy that will/can go on if your son is sleeping in the room with you. Just sayin'. My mom and dad purchased the crib and mattress for us as a gift, and we love them. They were both on my must list. I knew the type of nursery I wanted from day one and I also knew that I wanted a Jenny Lind Crib whether it was a boy or girl. I also knew, after all my research, that I couldn't let my baby sleep on anything but an organic mattress. This one was definitely pricey, but I would do it again in a heart beat because he loves it, and I love the fact that it is organic. I definitely didn't want my son to be breathing in all those off gasses and etc that comes off of certain products. This spark eventually led us to choose the bamboo mattress we have on our bed, and it rocks.

Mobile-I have to be honest here. This thing is ugly-I mean, U to G-to the LY-no abili ugly. I hate that my husband bought it. I hate that he attached it to my beautiful crib and ruined the aesthetics of my nursery. However, Korbin Bru loves it. I mean loves it. He loves it so much that his Gamma and Popa bought him one for their house for when he comes over for even just nap time. Seriously, in the grand scheme of things, it was one of the things that we stood in line for in the middle of the night on Thanksgiving at Toys R Us the night before black Friday and because he loves it so much, it was totally worth it. I will say this in favor of this monstrosity of an attachment of my son's crib, I like that I can change up the sounds to three different sounds. I also like that it can project on the ceiling later on down the road. But for aesthetics it is messing up my nursery's mojo.

Board Books-Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. He loves, loves, loves books. It is truly his favorite toy. This book was an accident. I wanted the full version. I should have opened the book before I purchased it. But this was one of my favorite rhymes so I wanted to get it for him. It turns out this is his favorite book. It is his last book in his nightly routine. He hears it every night. Which mean mommy reads it too him every night. Which means this girl knows that book by heart. Sometimes, I forget to turn the page, but I have a little boy trying to do it for me!