Speedster

One advantage of having hand me down toys is the ready access to toys that Muffin has. He doesn't need to wait till his birthday, Christmas or when his Mommy has money for him to have new toys. And we have discovered that the boy has a penchant for vehicles. Toys that not just move but move with him in it. We discovered this when we bought his pram and put him in it. He was happy to sit in there and be pushed for hours on end. This was useful for us because even though he is a small baby by all accounts, he still weighs a hefty some.

Now that he's strong enough to hold himself up, we're not so fearful that he might smash face first into the front of the toy cars that he loves to sit in. Even then, our helper creatively fashioned a harness for him to hold him back, just to make sure.

Up and down the house he would be pushed, screechingly thrilled moving. The minute we stop, the little Speedster is angered.
























He watches his siblings. They play with these vehicles on a daily basis, chasing one another and I suspect he wants to be added into the fray.

The minute the twins came home from scootering, he made a go for the scooter and even though his wobbly legs couldn't hold him for long, there was sheer thrill on his face.

Our most ingenious creation for him was to strap on a sports bag strap onto Evan's dump truck and put Muffin into it. The twins were more than happy to drag him places while he sat behind, his diapered butt fitting snugly into the back of the truck.























Everyone says younger siblings pick up things faster because of the older children they model. Good or bad, right or wrong, they model. And my 5 1/2 month old obviously has figured that his siblings have more fun than he does and it's time he followed suit and have some fun for himself.

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