Wow, that monkey makes noise, mom.

Up until now, almost all of what Maggie has been responding to are lights, sounds and our faces. Now, Maggie's just on the very edge of discovering toys and rattles. While the introduction of toys has not diminished the amazing entertainment power of the floor lamp, it is awesome to watch her respond to more things.

Nana sent Maggie some fun rattles to play with; she seems particularly fond of the ring, but there is a disk with a zebra head on it that she will stare at.

She also just got a giraffe (which has been named "Baggy"). She hasn't quite decided how she feels about him yet...







My personal favorite is this monkey rattle-bungee-thing that makes noise every time it moves. We've put it on the handle of her car seat. At first she just sort of vaguely looked in its direction when we would shake it, but the other day she figured out that if she hit it with her hand, it would make noise and move. She was fascinated by this for a good few minutes. It was really cool to watch.