My mom sent me what I like to call a "child-neglect" chair. It has dangly things, wiggly things, flashing lights, music, and a vibrator. And a seat belt. It can hold Bert's attention for at least 10 minutes if he's in a good mood. If he's in a bad mood, he just cries while it vibrates and plays happy music. it was vibrating when I opened the box, I think the contents shifted during shipping and flipped the switch. I wonder what customs thought..
I was on the phone with my dad when she was packing the box. Instead of using bubble-wrap or packing peanuts, she likes to just stuff boxes to full capacity. She used to stuff them with junk mail and odd useless things like juice bottle caps, but now that I have Bert, she stuffs them with thinks she thinks I might actually need. "George! Ask her if she wants any of Chantel's old underwear and socks! There's a whole drawer full! Bras? Does she want any of Chani's old bras? No? Are you sure?"
Instead, she sent me a black cardigan and a red shirt that has that cat head you see on redneck car bumpers and on stickers in those sticker vending machines at the grocery store. It's made of that material that changes the picture depending on the angle you look at it, so the cat winks at you while its collar sparkles. The black cardigan is okay, but unless i want to pick off the cat head and turn the shirt into an original-series Star Trek uniform-shirt, it's not much use..