One of the most loved toys in this house has always been the jolly jumper. From around 4 months of age until they can walk, it brings hours of hilarity! We first got the jolly jumper when Astrid was around 5 months and she immediately loved it. Soren starting jumping when he was 4 months, and kept it up until he was well over 1. When Zinnia was 4 months and finally putting both feet flat when standing, we cracked out the old jolly jumper so to see how she went.
At first she wasn’t sure……
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What is this strange thing you’ve put me in?
Then she got the legs moving….. hang on, it’s pretty fun just hanging here, and I can move my legs!
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Okay, this is pretty cool, I can spin around and dance (with high pitched squeals to boot!)……..
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It’s even better when my brother sits on the floor and chats to me while I dance around him…….
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Every day Mum can put me in this thing and actually get the dishwasher emptied or the school lunches made! I like to peek around the corner and check she is there but bounce, bounce, bouncing is pretty fun……..
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On the days mum forgets to put my dribble bib on, she comes back to a pile of drool on the floor and my soaking wet top!
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I’ve got taller and heavier and now I need to jump from higher. Look at me go…….
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You can’t stop me grinning while I hang here bouncing up and down……
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Flash back to 7.5 years ago and this was my big sister, Astrid hanging out in the jolly jumper. Yep we look pretty similar and we have the same moves……..
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Not to be out-done, my big brother Soren was a super-jumper. He grinned his way through many months of jolly jumping, even helped along by Astrid, the same way he now helps Zinnia!
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…….. and a final word from Miss Zinnia as she jumps and squeals away for another day!
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