Bumbo Madness: Easter Edition

Bumbo Madness: The Office

While Allison took Emma to the doctor yesterday, I got to spend some time with Brooklyn at my office. After making the rounds and stopping productivity by about 100%, I decided to get down to some REAL work: Bumbo Madness pictures! I didn't have a real camera, so I had to use my cell phone camera instead. Thus the crappiness of the picture.

Bumbo Madness: The Fisherman

I would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of BumboFun.com! It's pretty much the worst site I've ever seen, but that's all the more reason to go look at it!

You can view the gallery of BumboFun photos and even submit your own photo to be shared! (send photo to John @ BumboFun.com).

Now on to the goodness that is Bumbo Madness:

Bumbo Madness: The Swedish Chef

Brooklyn spent a little time in the kitchen the other day cooking up something for the family. It tasted pretty awful, but it's the thought that counts.










In semi-related Bumbo Madness news, here is a video of Brooklyn laughing at Emma.

Bumbo Madness: The Pirate Ship Thing

I'm not even sure what to call this locale. It has a swing. It has a slide. It has a spyglass. It has a ship's wheel. So I'm calling it the Pirate Ship Thing.

I know...I'm a genius.

Bumbo Madness: The Trampoline

It's hard to tell where she is in the picture, but she's sitting on the trampoline. We could fend off Emma for only so long, so I had to snap the picture pretty quickly. I tried getting a picture of Emma jumping while Brooklyn was in the middle, but Brooklyn doesn't quite have the neck support to withstand bouncing on the trampoline. I also thought about Photoshopping a scene to make it look like Brooklyn was way up in the air and Emma had bounced her up. But my skills aren't there yet. Until then, we can only enjoy staged scenes on the trampoline.

Bumbo Madness: The Playhouse

Continuing the outdoors portion of the series, we find Brooklyn manning the outside playhouse. The only danger she was in came from Emma trying to get into the house by stepping over Brooklyn. The next closest danger was the vast amount of dog poop surrounding the house. Thankfully, Brooklyn can't walk yet so we were the ones in danger, not her.

In the future, we have planned a series of Bumbo Madness scenes at the Hale's farm. We'll refer to it as Bumbo Madness: The Green Acres Series. We'll wait for it to warm up before doing that.

Bumbo Madness: Winter Swimming

Here in the Nelson household, we live hardcore. If we were a truck, we'd be a Dodge Ram: grabbing life by the horns. And we Nelson's like our swimming: indoor, outdoor, summer, or winter. Bring it on.

In the latest of the Bumbo Madness series, we're in the initial stages of training Brooklyn for her future livelihood of winter swimming. You can see from the other picture of what our aspirations for Brooklyn are. Dang, those ladies are smokin' hot! I'm surprised the snow isn't melting around them.

Bumbo Madness: The Oven

Before y'all start freaking thinking I really stuck Brooklyn in the oven, fear not. I had EXPLICIT instructions from my wife NOT to put her in the oven.

"In" the oven. "On" is a completely different word and outcome.

So in the veins of Bumbo Madness: The Dishwasher, I decided to get as close as possible. (note: I did check to see if the oven was warm, and it was not...it was cool to the touch before I even tried this. I'm not a monster.)






So you're in for a treat today...2 Bumbo Madness posts in one sitting! You can count your day as fully fulfilled now. You have my permission to leave work and call it a day.


In semi-related news, Bumbo Madness has been quite a popular series for the Nelson Blog! Looking at page load statistics for the blog, the hits have almost quadrupled! In fact, I even had a day with 125 hits on the page. All that means is that you people are obsessed with me. It's disturbing. You should really, really find something better to do with your time.

Bumbo Madness: The Dishwasher

Though it's not really feasible to put Brooklyn and her Bumbo into the dishwasher, we went for the next best thing: sitting on the dishwasher door. I tried taking out the dishes, but she still wouldn't fit.

Ok, not really. You can pretty much eyeball it and know she doesn't fit.

Bumbo Madness: Paint Your Own Pottery

Getting back to the original purpose of Bumbo Madness, here's a funny little picture of Brooklyn in her Bumbo at the Paint Your Own Pottery place today. She's about to paint her Mona Lisa. Of course, the whole time I'm worried she was going to poke her eye out. She didn't. Thankfully.

We took the kids to Paint Your Own Pottery this morning to get out of the house and create new house decorations. We painted both of their hands and did hand prints on a little ceramic tile. We plan on hanging it in their bathroom. Allison made some doodles on it to spice it up. Surprisingly, Emma did really well with us painting her hand. Usually, she's psycho about getting dirty. She won't touch dirt, snow, grass, or paint with her bare hands. Yeah...she's weird. Thankfully, she didn't hesitate to let us paint her hand. Of course, we also promised her we would immediately wash her hands afterward. Brooklyn was the more difficult one, as she pretty much keeps her hands clasped together all the time. But it worked out pretty well.

I recommend going to Paint Your Own Pottery if you need creative time-killers for the family. They just moved into Nelson's Crossing (at Joyce & College), and the place is really neat. Obviously, they have extremely bright colors everywhere, and it's very kid-friendly. A good outlet for the imaginative young ones.

Bumbo Madness: The Potty

Just because she can't sit up by herself or eat solid foods doesn't mean Brooklyn can't learn to use the potty! We've decided to start potty training early...Bumbo Style. And we planned ahead, too. There's just something about this family that just freaks a potty out, requiring some plunging afterwards. Just ask Lafe and Justin. They know.

I know I've been posting these Bumbo Madness photos almost daily since I started, but I'll warn you that I'm running out of "safe" indoor locations. I have some decent ideas for outdoor locations, but it's just too blasted cold outside to do them when I get home from work. So, until this weekend when I can go outside when the sun is up, I may not have many more indoor Bumbo Madness shots this week. (Allison won't let me put Brooklyn in the oven. Besides, I don't think she'd fit in there sitting on the Bumbo)

Bumbo Madness: The Entertainment Center

Tonight, Brooklyn finally got her spot as the (top-left) center of attention and entertainment in our household. We took the picture while Emma was still awake, and she continually asked "Why is Brooklyn up there, Daddy?". We told her that Brooklyn could only be up there when Mommy or Daddy put her up there (as if that will be a common place to store the kiddo when we're vacuuming).

Apparently, Travis & Kate have enjoyed this Bumbo Madness series. So much so, that they've made it into a little contest to see who can put their youngest child in the most dangerous (yet contained) situation. In all honestly, Tavis' post jumped up into my Top 20 Funniest Things Ever Read by Me. He joins some lofty company on that list. So, the battle is on! But since Travis is a Doctor (not a doctor-doctor, a book-ish doctor), I know that I cannot out-wit him. I'll be taking comments on ideas for Bumbo Madness locations/situations. If you have a good one (that won't harm my child), leave a comment, and maybe you'll be honored to have a photo taken with your idea in action! That would look great on a resume...

Also, I have created a folder to collect all Bumbo Madness photos here. Just for reiterated documentation.

Bumbo Madness: The Refrigerator

Next up in the series of Bumbo Madness, we find little Brooklyn chilling (no pun intended) on top of the refrigerator!

We brainstormed with the Hale's on different places to shoot Bumbo Madness and have come up with some really great ideas that we'll hopefully implement. If I were better at Photoshop layers, I could have a REALLY good time superimposing the Brooklyn-filled Bumbo in some ludicrous places. Alas, we'll have to stick to reality and continue to put our child in dangerous places for the sake of a good laugh and picture.

Bumbo Madness: The Beginning

When Brooklyn was born, we received a Bumbo. For those that don't know what a Bumbo is, it's a little chair designed for babies who can't sit up fully on their own. They're very handy, as they can sit just about anywhere, and keeps the kids from laying on their backs all the time. It also helps them strengthen their muscles so as to sit better sooner. Anyway, we started putting Brooklyn in our Bumbo this week, and it's really funny. I guess it's just strange to see her sitting up, and sometimes at eye level. She seems to like it, too.

I have decided to start a new series of picture blogs dedicated to the Bumbo. I will call it "Bumbo Madness". Each post will show Brooklyn in the Bumbo in some random spot. Tonight's inaugural Bumbo Madness shows Brooklyn chilling on the dinner table. She sat with us as we ate. The next post may be her sitting on top of the refrigerator...we'll see if Allison will let me endanger Brooklyn's life for a funny picture.