*This blog is a total side-note, silly, fun tidbit that I have come across :)
I was always one of those women who dreamed of having twins- I thought it would be the greatest thing ever, that is until I had one baby. I tried to picture how I could have possibly taken care of two mouths to feed, two bottoms to diaper, and two babies to clean and play with. Just thinking about it I would get tired... Now, however, I realize the benefit to having two at the same time is your child has a distraction- someone else to follow around, to play with, to chase, and to "talk" to.
When Tucker follows me around the house like a little puppy I wish I had someone or something (a dog or a cat) for him to be entertained with. And then I happened upon Zhu-Zhu pets. We were first introduced to these little critters at a friend's house when she grabbed out two to occupy our two boys (who were both crawling at the time)- and the boys chased the things around for an insane amount of time.... I had half-forgotten about these little "pets," and have been thinking more and more about wanting an animal for Tucker to be entertained with... But the only thing we could really have in our tiny little apartment is a fish or two- neither of which I thought my son would be too pleased by seeing as he couldn't really play with them. And then (sigh): Zhu-Zhu pet. From the moment I handed him the little raccoon animal he was fascinated: the noises that emerged from the little creature had Tucker talking right back to it!
Now I know, most parents aren't too crazy about something that not only makes a ton of little squeaky sounds, but also can move incessantly... However, the benefits (at least for us) have far outweighed the costs. For starters the little things can be purchased for $5 at Target, which is a fairly cheap form of entertainment these days...
Tucker chases the pet up and down our apartment, then he will grab it and laugh at the little noises it makes. He still continues to talk to it, and he now knows how to make it go, stop, and squeak. He gets so tickled when I get "Rocco" down and let the two of them zoom around the floor together- and it's a great distraction in the morning so I can either get dressed and ready, make breakfast, or even eat my own breakfast!
So, if you are like me, and are trying to desperately find a way to entertain your extra-mobile child with something, anything so you can have a few moments in the morning, etc. to get ready and get the house in order, and if you can't actually buy an animal (or don't want to deal with the hassel of cleaning up after it/dealing with extra expenses) I'd recommend the zhu-zhu pets :) And I'm sure there are tons of other similar toys out there which we haven't yet discovered...
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