The Swing of Doom is being pensioned off (i.e. it's up for sale on Garden Moms), as Zoë is now too long for it and her feet were getting caught in the base. The swing's main purpose was as an in-bathroom receptacle for Zoë, to keep her entertained whilst her parents showered. It took her a while to get used to it but now she's quite fond of Tigger and the tinny sounds of Baa-Baa Black Sheep.
The replacement receptacle is the Exersaucer, which helps Zoë to be upright, concentrate on controlling her head and placing weight on her legs. It's very cute to see her in it, busily arranging the farm animals and giving them a good slap every now and then. She's really quite a stern boss when it comes to her toy minions.
My hope is that the Exersaucer will allow Zoë to be more active and perhaps tire her out some more. Lately her sleeping patterns have been all over the show and it's made life pretty heavy-going. We got some advice about sleep training off our friend Bill when he came 'round for dinner on Monday night, but that advice was pretty redundant in the face of our hangovers the next day. Hangovers that are not helped by having a morning soundtrack of Goosey Goosey Gander (Chipmunk version) playing over and over again whilst you're trying to have a restoratative shower. Maybe that's why no-one's made me an offer to buy the swing yet?
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