IPO (Identified Playing Object)

Ella has always been one happy camper, but nowadays she even has more reasons to entertain us with her shrill shrieks of glee – and one of them is her new Excer-Saucer®. Upon first glance at this unusual object, it’s not difficult to understand why.

Imagine a world where everything you could possible want (aside from a milk-engorged breast) are put right out in front of you, in ready reach of your motor-skilled-challenged arms. The Excer-Saucer fulfills this fantasy in spades, not too mention spinning objects, noisy stuff and rotating thingamajigs. It’s a little slice of heaven, right in our tiny living room, crammed between the dog bed and the sofa chair.

When we first put Ella in the Excer-Saucer, a look of pure baby consternation came over her that seemed to communicate, “Well bless my binky, there’s so much! Where does one start?!” The consternation soon transformed into concentration as she tried to figure out the entertainment value of each object. Now, she’s got it pretty much figured out, but each time we put her in it, she slowly rotates around making sure that all the “objets de saucer” are still working to her satisfaction.

Ella is certainly an inquisitive little girl, always looking around and carefully surveying and assessing her surroundings. From the day she was born, she has had this intense look when she would try to figure something out. A furrowed brow has always been the hallmark of this expression, but her recent propensity for drooling has added another feature – the spit bubble. Who can resist a picture of a baby blowing a spit bubble? I can’t.