Baby Bird, Entertainer

I don't know whether Baby Bird will share DH's and my love of music (singing it, playing it, or listening to it), but I'm making a first attempt to get him started.  He's getting so curious about the world around him that reclining in his sleeper or swing just isn't cutting it anymore.  So I wanted to get him something where he could sit up and look around and explore a bit.  We had put a Jumperoo on our registry and gotten it as a gift, but returned it after Baby Bird's occupational therapist at the NICU told us he shouldn't use one (they had noticed his feet turning in a significant amount, and while this was a natural result of being curled in the womb, we were given exercises to make sure his leg and feet muscles uncurled properly).

For a while it seemed fine to go without one, but as he's grown up a bit and gotten more interested in exploring, I wanted to find something to help satisfy his curiosity.  So, to replace the Jumperoo, I found this Fisher-Price Little Superstar Step N' Play Piano, which doesn't bounce, but does allow him to sit up, turn and step around a bit.  I don't know if it's really any better for his legs, so we won't let him play in it for long, but it definitely seems to do the trick of giving him something fun to do!

And here he is, checking it out (we just got it yesterday).  So far his favorite thing is to try to eat the maracas.