I Know, I know. Made you look, though.
So we finally bought little Ricky this tube thing with a central area that is full of plastic balls. Weirdly, it's been in the living room for a week, but he's mostly been ignoring it. Today we moved it to a different part of the room, and suddenly it's the best thing ever.
I really wish that I understood what is going through a baby's head sometimes. He goes from extremely upset and angry to laughing and having a great time in a matter of seconds. It has been a real challenge trying to keep him happy while feeling completely drained of energy myself. When I find something that he really enjoys to do, it is a huge plus.
Anything that can distract him for 5 minutes is fine by me. (Emphasis on the 5 minutes)
It's funny looking at these photos out of context with the room that this thing is in. It looks massive! In reality the whole thing fits into a small corner. It's basically just a middle area with a tube coming off of one side. I think I would have loved having one of these as a little baby.
It makes me think back to all the forts we used to build as kids. You know, where you get every blanket in the house (to your parents' chagrin) and make tents and tunnels using chairs, tables, or anything else that you can find to use as support structures. Me and my little brother would do this, sometimes with a friend that would stay the night. We'd get under the tent with a flashlight and tell ghost stories.
As per usual, we got about 10 minutes of super excited fun out of the tunnel today. To be fair, that's a good 5 minutes more than most activities that we do with him. I like to think that he wants to switch tasks quickly because he's highly intelligent. So let's just go with that!
One of the coolest things about being a baby is that you can go to sleep instantaneously. It's like, "Okay, I'm tired. See ya ZZZzzzzz"
I can't complain, though. This is pretty much the only time of the day that I can get anything done. I have basically been the primary caregiver for the baby while Amanda works. Funny enough, I thought I was getting the long end of the stick on this deal, but taking care of a baby is friggin' hard work! But I am really enjoying my time with the little monster.