In praise of... this crazy mobile

When we first opened the box for this crib mobile, given to us by our friends Craig & Judy, our first thought was "wow... the Krasinki's taste has changed now that they have kids". Craig and Judy are very admirable people with a good aesthetic sense (Judy went to NYU film school) but you might never know it when looking at the Tiny Love "Symphony-in-Motion Mobile - Farmyard". (FYI, they also have one of best ongoing baby blogs you can check out here.)

But, as with all things baby, we are regularly surprised by the things that get little Jude excited . This is where I have to bow to the prior parenting experience of the Krasinskis, and publicly acknowledge that I should have never pre-judged the mobile... it is wild looking to be sure, but Jude loves it. We would have not picked it out ourselves, but we'd be worse off without it.

We have attached the mobile to our pack-n-play (see Kara's "in praise of" review here) which also has a changing table. Jude will lay there absolutely mesmerized for lengthy periods of time watching the mobile spin around and play music.

Now to the music: you'll notice a theme in my "in praise of" posts for anything that makes noise. Basically, if it has decent tonal quality and plays a subtle rendition of the music--as opposed to the garish clanging of most baby toys--then I am all for it. All three pieces of music played by the mobile (by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven) are artfully reproduced so that it doesn't drive me crazy to hear them over and over again.

The Tiny Love Symphony-in-Motion Mobile