As usual, the main event was spending time with family.
Molly enjoyed playing with her grandmas' cats, playing with her cousin and goofing around with her grandparents. We got her some new toys from a little independent toy store, but her favorite toy from the trip is a little red dog collar we got her from a dollar bin at Joann's. She's into straps -- the straps on her car seat, on her diaper bag, etc. -- so we weren't surprised. She also still loves drinking glasses and cups (her favorite toy at Grammy's was a plastic measuring cup), and she's recently developed an interest in the tags on blankets and toys.We got home Thursday and have been using the rest of Jim's vacation from work to clean out the house and gather stuff to give to Goodwill. It's long overdue.
We got an e-mail right before we left for Rochester saying that Molly's crib was recalled. The process of getting a voucher for a new one is slow and overly complicated, so we're still using the crib. The problem is that apparently babies can break the bars on the crib and then get stuck between the slats. We're working on the assumption that we would hear a crib bar break. I really hope that's true.
Oh, one last thing. Molly is getting very close to crawling. She gets so frustrated because she wants to move forward but she just can't get her knees to cooperate. A few times this weekend, though -- usually when I'm walking away from her and she gets desperate to follow -- she has crawled just a little bit forward. I hope, for her sake, she figures it out soon. It's so hard to watch her struggle.
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Our crib is a similar model (same company) as the recalled ones and Lex kicked at a slat when he was about 1yr and broke it in half. We thought he was mighty powerful. We've taken the lazy (cheap) method of taping it back together with packing tape and it seems to be ok so far. I emailed the consumer product people with the story and asked if they were investigating other models as well. Sorry to hear the recall process is so tough. It's annoying when they say "stop using immediately," like you can really go without a crib for months while you get the recall sorted out! Good luck!
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