And if that mocking bird don't sing...

...papa's gonna buy you the Baby Einstein Be Musical activity jumper thingy.

Julie's developing quickly and is meeting almost all the development targets we've heard about from different sources. She's jumped up to the 90th percentile in height and, at three and a half months, she weighs what we were expecting at six to eight months. She also has her dad's massive cranium but that's still on the charts. So, those are the three statistics the doctors and nurses keep measuring and Julie's doing fine.

We were noticing that she wasn't reaching and grabbing or using her thumb when we helped her grab things so we headed out last Saturday in search of educational toys. She seems to have her parents small hands and her thumb is so small it's tough to wrap it around very much. We were looking for something that would help support her upright and have lots of cool things for her to reach for. After having Julie test a few out, we knew we were getting something she'd really like. As soon as we got our purchase set up at home, Julie was in it and reaching for all the coloured toys. Unfortunately, Julie has bad parents because they forgot to buy all the C batteries necessary to power the little piano. Half a week later and they still haven't bought any C batteries. Nonetheless, Julie's swivel seat has three other stations with a bright sunflower, a frog that spins and colourful beads in little domes that spin or pop. Due to her massive weight, she can stretch the springs enough to touch the floor and get herself bouncing.

I'd have to say the colourful chain that you can reposition and bouncing in the seat are her favourite parts of the toy so far. Ying and I love that we can position it near the dinner table so she can see us and entertain herself. Previously, we were eating in shifts since one of us had to distract Julie. She loves facing people, screeching and babbling away in her own little language but can become grumpy quickly if left alone. Of course, sometimes she also loves to just lie on our bed by herself and babble away.