And the coolest bath toy award goes to….

Dare I say it… Fisher Price. It’s the Amazing Animals™ Tubtime Tugboat™ and it’s the coolest bath toy I have seen so far. The tug boat floats perfectly in the bath so that it is submerged enough for to balance in the water and not tip over every time your baby breathes.

The animals are fantastic, the walrus and the seahorse fill with water so when your baby drops them in the water the walrus will float with most of it’s head above the water and the seahorse is sit entirely under the water but float upright and it moves through your bath. This may sound trivial but when you have seen lots of mediocre toys, it’s impressive.

Seriously, the Seahorse sits just under the water! it doesn’t float to the top on it’s side like a dead goldfish or sink to the bottom like rock.

The fish just floats in the water while the octopus and lobster sit on the bottom of your bath where baby can reach around and find them. Very cool.

The boat is awesome and you will have a lot of fun taking the animals our and then stacking them back in again. It’s cheap and available everywhere… If you are looking for bath toys, this is it. And I dare you not to consider playing with it when you have your own bath.

Review: Heinz Baby Food Organic Figs, Oats & Sultanas

So, when it comes to food in the supermarket there are many bright colourful options. There are a few things that you consider, Does it look pretty? Does it sound tasty? Does it sound like something I would like?

Really, none of this matters… none of the answers to questions above will make your baby like it any more or any less.

One day I was looking through the organic foods (since they were on sale) and I decided to give something a whirl that would have otherwise never made it into my shopping cart

Heinz Organic Oats, Figs & Sultanas.

Before baby tried it, I nibbled on the edge of the spoon and found it to be a little tart and surprising. I had guaranteed myself that baby would make sure that more of it got smooshed into the high chair seat than actually got swallowed.  None the less, we all must try new things, so in it went.

First spoonful…. frown, confused face and lots of mouth moving. Then, … a hopeful look crossed her face as she opened her mouth again without the next full spoonful in sight. I quickly loaded it up again and gave it to her. Little by little the confused face disappeared and was replaced with impatience that she wasn’t getting enough, fast enough.

Basically this one is the kicker. I get a ton of these and leave them in the cupboard because when she is tired and cranky and won’t eat her dinner, she will always, without fail, eat this one. Give it a go.. Trust me.

Y.K.Y.A.P.W 8 Months Top Ten

You Know Your A Parent When:

1: Your breakfast is now the other half of the pureed apples.

2: You now posses the skill of making up whimsical songs at the drop of a hat, using any kind of baby food or toy as descriptive lyrics.

3: You’ve had pumpkin in your eyes and up your nose.

4: You’ve realised it takes a degree in biomechanics and physics to get a baby shoe on a baby foot and a masters degree if you want to keep them on there.

5: You know the least creeky path across your floorboards from your bedroom to baby’s room in the middle of the night. And then a bonus route to the bathroom.

6: You now have your own personal live in supermarket of cleaning products. There are an assortment of stain removers in your laundry for different kinds of food, a storage container full of different types of wipes for bum, hands, face.. etc. Different baby wash for shower when it washes away, and a gentle one for bath when baby tends to get it on toys and then put them in her mouth.. If only you have the convenience of supermarket aisles and 14 year old shelf stackers.

7: You could write a book about baby poo.

8: You’ve been suckered into at least one baby competition where you have to collect an obsurd number of something, then send them in for a prize.

9: A messy, unwashed pony tail or bun is the new black… you hope. Shiny, well done hair is only something you dream about.

10: You’ve played with the baby toys in the bath, when you didn’t have the baby with you.

Y.K.Y.A.P.W Seven Months Top Ten

1: Your idea of gambling now days is to put different coloured dummies in front of your baby and see which one she will skillfully place in her mouth.

2: You finally realise just how much your own parents love you.

3: Your baby has nipple crippled you on purpose then laughed.

4: It takes two adults to clean off your baby after having a biscuit.

5: You go on a “shopping spree” and don’t come back with anything for yourself.

6: You spend 10 minutes feeding your baby and 30 minutes cleaning the puree peas out of her nose and ears.

7: Your dog makes sure that when she comes to visit you and your baby, she keeps her head away from little hands.

8: Your baby has done at least ten things that you could have sworn she would never be old enough to actually do.

9: You have to imagine that you are the host of Dirty Jobs just to get through some nappy changes.

10: You find your baby, having removed her own nappy, thinking that kicking it around the cot is the funnest thing ever.