Baby Toys

1.  Kids don't need them.
Why do toy companies make baby toys so bright with colors?  Does it attract your child to them...so that they play with them more often?  Henry doesn't seem to care what color they look like.  I honestly believe that he knows that he is playing with a toy.  That is why he would rather play with other "real" things.  Here are Henry's favorite toys currently (in no particular order):

• Mom and Dad's cell phones
• The TV Remotes
• Xbox controller
• Doors
• Dresser Drawers
• And his favorite....without a doubt....door stoppers.

None of those things are particularly bright.  Henry even has TWO (not one) toy tv remotes.  A red one and a blue and grey Sesame Street remote.  However, my boy prefers the U-Verse remote.  Oh, and Henry also has a toy cell phone.  Yes, they make those, but it doesn't matter.  He always goes for our cell phones first.

The door stoppers...I can sorta understand.  Henry can crawl towards the bathroom.  Stops at the door.  Closes the door.  Sees the little thing sticking out of the wall.  He hits it and it makes a funny sound. He hits it again and it makes a funny noise.  He hits it again and it makes a funny noise.  He hits it again and it makes a funny noise.  He hits it again and it makes a funny noise.  He hits it again and it makes a funny noise (I think you get it by now).  After enough of that, he crawls into the hallway.  He finds the door stopper to the linen closet and goes to town on that.  Then the cycle repeats.  The only thing we have to look out for is when Henry tries to chew on the end of the stopper.

I can say that one actual child toy he loves is the activity table/center.  He pulls himself up on that thing and just bangs the crude out of that thing with his hand....and it just sings to him.  Lately, we have caught Henry swaying back and forth to some of the music which is pretty funny.

Overall, he is just growing up so fast.  Still no teeth...and we are couple weeks away from his first birthday.  Here is your parting shot...