Rody - Awesome Balance/Bouncy Horse

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A friend from Greg's work told us why his daughters are in love with ponies. They had Rody horsies.

Mommy looked it up and they seemed pretty awesome for later on when Mara grows up. Here they are on Amazon. I did not expect the Rody to be useful at this early age for Mara, she's barely getting the hang of sitting up and doing some mild 7-second action poses of standing on her own. We kindly stop her after a little bit out of fear of her unknowingly locking her knees and hurting herself. But she's getting better every day!

It so happened that our little friend Stella has a Rody and yesterday she was so kind to let Mara sit on it for a little bit! Mara loved it instantly: she grabbed his ears with her hands and happily wiggled as daddy held her. We were all scrambling for a camera to capture the 'fleeting' moment, being used to matters of seconds when she does something new. But she stayed on long past the photo session, for definitely longer than 10 minutes.

We love this toy because it helps babies learn balance. It has been used by developmental therapists to help babies who have troubles. It's also featured at our favorite toy store online, fat brain toys.

It has ears that are so natural to grab with little hands and close enough to munch on should you feel like it. Mara definitely took to it immediately!

It has a round, comfortable back - no saddle needed as long as daddy's close to help.

When you grow out of the learn-to-sit stage you can use it as a rocker horsie (if you buy the attachment base) and as a bouncy horse. It really grows with you.

So Mara needs to get her very own Rody very soon!

Thank you, Stella for letting us try it yesterday!



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