The story of my life.
The babies are fussing and getting ready for a meltdown. Me looking frantically around the house for something new they can play with. Spatula? No, they might poke it too far down their throats. Tupperware? Old news, they already played with that…they want something new. Lotion bottle? Score! Screw the lid on tight so they can’t get it off and viola’, new toy. Here you go Heaten, a new toy just for you. Ut oh. Shenzie took the new toy and Heaten is NOT happy about it. Me running up the stairs to find another lotion bottle, running back downstairs. Here, here. Look here Heaten, another lotion bottle just for you. Heaten looks at his lotion bottle, throws it down and then reaches for Shenzie’s bottle. Ok, you want to trade bottles. I can do that. I give Heaten Shenzie’s bottle and Shenzie Heaten’s bottle. Whew! Meltdown averted…now I can sit back and relax for a couple of minutes.
One minute later…..
Babies fussing getting ready for a meltdown. Me looking frantically around the house for something new they can play with.
All of their toys….the many, many bins full are old news and the babies don’t want those boring old toys. The babies want new things to play with and I’m running out of ideas. We’ve raided the kitchen and living room. I’m moving onto the bathroom next, but I’m getting desperate. A new toy only holds their attention for a couple of minutes and then they look at me like, ok mom, what next? We’ve already played with this tupperware, spoon, lotion, remote, cell phone, house phone, book, insert next item here ______. We want new. Give us new. New, NEW, NEW!!! NOW! Whaaaaaaaaaaa. Whaaaaaaaaaaaa.
How do you keep two babies entertained ALL day long? Help me please!!!!!!
Heaten trying to steal Shenzie’s treat
Heaten trying to steal Shenzie’s toy.
This is what happens when Heaten gets bored.
July 13th, 2007 at 9:23 am
big ice cubes are fun for a while in the highchair cause they slip and slide everywhere. They also make big bulky hot wheels and I think those are fairly cheap. Ethan loved balls too the big fat super bouncy ones. K - all I have is boy ideas but Shenzie might like them too.
July 13th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Seems like at 9 months, it was a rotation between the jumperoo, the exersaucers, and the Playskool house and sitting on the floor with lots of little toys around them in a circle, so they could pick one up, drop it, and move on to the next one.
Sad to say I have already forgotten what it was like with 9 month old twins and mine turn 14 months in a couple of days!
July 13th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Ours tend to love simple things, like soft blocks, little
plastic balls, etc. We do try to rotate, putting some away
for a few days so they seem new again. They like putting
in and taking out — sometimes I fill up a laundry basket
with random toys and clothes and they spend a while
pulling things out. And they love most things with buttons
or levers, and I confess, things with batteries and music.
Oh, water bottles, filled with things, like water, or
beans, or bubbles, to shake and toss about.
I hear you though, the tastes they often change, and they
can be fickle!
July 13th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
This is what we did to eliminate the meltdowns. I have toy
boxes on each level. Not huge, just a place to store their
stuff. I switch the toys from their bedroom to the family
room. They think they have all new toys. Try big spatulas
and yes, tupperware. My girls love lids too and paper…
There you have it my secrets!