Grace has been doing all kinds of new things this past month. One of the most fun, for her - and for us to watch, is hanging out in her bouncy chair. It's essentially a chair, attached to a spring, connected to a clamp, which grips onto any door frame. Properly adjusted, it provides Grace with hours of entertainment. The first time we placed her in the chair, she got mad that we weren't giving her enough attention. In her frustration she would kick her legs. This motion would set the chair into oscillation which would amuse Grace to no end. It took her not more than 10 minutes to have the chair bouncing in a rhythmic romp. The video above is the second day she sat in the swing, whil we were babysitting another child of a friend of ours, 18 month old Macie. In the days since, Grace has become even more proficient with the coordination of her legs and the cycles of the ups and downs, becoming so good at timing her leg thrusts as to completely compress the spring on the apparatus. Next step is a full up trampoline.
For those looking for more info on the jumper - here is an example. I'm not recommending this product, nor is it specifically the one we have, but it's similar.
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