In Praise of: The Combi Pod Bouncer

One of the "must have" accessories for any baby today is (apparently) the bouncer. It's a simple device at its core, really... a soft seat that rocks/bounces/etc. and the motion keeps the baby happy.

More recent iterations typically have a vibrate mechanism built in, and a device to play a little tune in that wussy chimey sound that only baby toys make. The only options were to decide what color bouncer you wanted, and what tune you were willing to live with.

Until....

The Combi Pod Bouncer came along and includes a plug in for your mp3 player (in our case, and old-school iPod). Is this a gimmick? Perhaps. But I've got to tell you, for someone who is fussy about music it is a lifesaver. You no longer have to listen to variations-on-a-theme-of-twinkle-twinkle and, just as important, neither does the baby.

I'm not suggesting that I am really convinced that Jude's taste in music will be settled in his first few months, but I would like to get him used to listening to music that is a bit more... good, let say... than the normal baby toy tunes.

Jude in the Combi Pod Bouncer

For the record, we've tried a few different kinds of music. He loves Mozart, was woken up by (but also appeared to enjoy) Dvorak, cried fiercely at the David Crowder Band, and listened calmly to Caedmon's Call.