Day 56: Bag o' Infant Toys

Lordy, these just keep turning up everywhere. All kinds of brightly colored of developmentally appropriate gewgaws for the stroller, for the car seat, for the high chair. Who knew babies were so bored as to require a fleet of stimulating toys for every conceivable occasion? As a new parent I bought into the idea of every infant waking moment being an opportunity to nurture thicker, bushier dendrites and so purchased all kinds of these toys. Then I realized babies really just want to hang out, stare at things, maybe blow some spit bubbles while contemplating their toes. Those well-intentioned toys just dangle there, ignored. So here they go, out the door for some other baby to ignore.