[BlogEntry] Exer Saucer = Ready Made Barricade

At 16months, my son is now no longer interested in hanging out in his ExerSaucer (aka "bouncy circle"). He's far more interested in walking wherever he can get to, in particular bathrooms. This makes getting ready in the morning tricky, since Dad needs to brush teeth, shave, etc… and watch the baby at the same time. Baby can't come inside the bathroom (eventually I knew I'd have a child who liked to throw things in the water), and I can't close the door and have no idea what they're doing without me.

Glad we didn't put that bouncy circle up in the attic! When I (or the older kids) need to get some time in the bathroom I just slide it into the doorway, where it's a good fit. Not only can't the baby get by, but the activity stuff on the circle provides a distraction so he doesn't get too upset about not being able to follow me.

(I'm going to start posting my parent hacks here, rather than at their home ParentHacks.com because Asha is so far behind at this point that you never know if your email even made it through or if you'll see it turn up in 6 months. So I'm doing my part to take the load off her shoulders.)