Toddler Fun: a trampoline is in our future

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I'm opposed to trampolines. People suggest them, when they watch T. jumping on a couch he has carefully removed the cushions from. Especially after the first 20 minutes or so, when he's really hitting his stride and they're really regretting giving him permission to do that.

But my sister is a nurse, and when someone says trampolines, she says neck injury. But you know, there is no way in hell that a short exercise trampoline for one person is any worse than a bed or a couch. The bad accidents happen on the big outdoor jobs with more than one kid on them.

So I ordered a Needak, because you know me: if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. Also, all the cheap ones have 200 pounds weight limits and I'd kinda like to have fun on this thing, too.

I also ordered T. a boombox because I'd like to redirect him away from the stereo. It has an iPod dock in case we want to get him one of those, it has a CD slot loader, and its own remote control.

Comments

on ipods and kids

[(Anonymous)]

I have to say- best investment ever. I bought a newer iPod nano sometimes back and gave Avery my iPod Mini. I filled it up with music for her and every time she hears some of my music that she likes, she tells me and I add it to her iPod. She has learned how to dock it and charge it and she loves to be-bop around the house with her ipod and headphones on. I did buy a special pair of headphones for her that have their own seperate volume control so even if she turns the volume on the ipod ALL the way up accidentally, the music won't blow her ears out. I don't want to damage her hearing early on since I think she has a future with this whole music thing.

--Amy (Yasuda)