http://abbybatchelder.com/blog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:38:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/2008/08/13/top-10-10-portable-seat/ http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/2008/08/13/top-10-10-portable-seat/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:00:59 +0000 Abby http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/?p=33 This is the tenth thing in my Top 10 Things I Could Not Have Lived Without During My Baby’s First Year post.
It is very helpful to have a portable seat for your child. I found this most useful when I needed to use the bathroom, hang out outside, etc.
We have a Fisher Price Infant-To-Toddler Rocker and love it! It’s a 3-stage item (again, to get the most bang for your buck). When Samantha was a newborn, we would put the stabilizer bar up so she could look at the colorful toys danging above her head.

When she was older, she could sit in a more upright position and bat her hands at the toys.

Now that Samantha is a toddler, she can sit in it and use it like a rocking chair (the toy bar is detachable).

Related items

• Top 10 #3: Tummy Time Mat
• Top 10 #9: Vehicle Mirror
• Top 10 #6: Front/Back Carrier
• Top 10 #4: Bumbo Baby Sitter
• Top 10 #2: Automatic Swing

]]> http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/2008/08/13/top-10-10-portable-seat/feed/ 0 http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/2008/07/20/top-10-3-tummy-time-mat/ http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/2008/07/20/top-10-3-tummy-time-mat/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:00:11 +0000 Abby http://abbybatchelder.com/blog/?p=26 This is the third thing in my Top 10 Things I Could Not Have Lived Without During My Baby’s First Year post.
This was definitely a great thing to have! It gave Samantha a clean place to practice being on her tummy, even if the rest of the floor wasn’t spotless. The one we have, Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Kick ‘N Crawl Aquarum, is great because it’s a 3-stage mat. First, it’s a tummy time mat with colorful characters and toys for a baby to look at, then it’s an overhead gym with dangling toys and a ball, then it’s a tunnel with dangling toys for baby to crawl through.
This particular one was great also because it rolled up easily and fairly small to travel with.

Tummy Time Mat

Overhead Gym

Tunnel

Related items

• Top 10 #6: Front/Back Carrier
• Top 10 #10: Portable Seat
• Top 10 #2: Automatic Swing
• Top 10 #9: Vehicle Mirror
• Top 10 #1: Nursing Pillow

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