The Hippo

Gia got a toy hippo from Nana and Papa Joe for Christmas.  It bounces balls in it's tummy, and then they fall down a hole and come out it's mouth.  You can trigger the bouncing by hitting the middle (or throwing a ball in the middle) or spinning the little thing on the front (you can see it in the picture, I'm not sure what to call it).  Remember the game Hungry Hungry Hippos?  It reminds me of that.  It's one of Gianna's favorite toys, and it can usually calm the crying.

She began playing with it by sitting up and leaning over the opening.  She would chew on the plastic rim and drool all over it!  Now, she can get herself into the crawling position and lean over it in a different way.  She no longer chews on the side, but rather grabs the balls out of the tummy to chew on!  It was just too cute not to put in the blog.