Cooper's Favorite Toys from Year 1!

1. Fisher Price Baby's First Blocks : Cooper was 6 months at Christmas time when he received this bucket of blocks.  Clearly, the point is to put the blocks through the correct shaped hole, but at that age he was working on grasping and chewing and chewing and chewing some more.  This is definitely a toy that is used as they grow because he is now putting the blocks through the correct hole!  He absolutely loves this toy.
2. Manhattan Toy Winkle : This was our absolute favorite toy for Cooper . . . turns out it was one of his favorites, too!  He started playing with this while I was still on maternity leave - grasping and staring at the bright colors.  The inside square is a mini rattle as well.  It's definitely one of my favorite baby gifts to give to new mama's.  
3. Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper : Cooper loved spending a lot of time in this jumper and he would seriously "go to town" in it!  He would jump for days if we let him!  Before his feet would reach the floor, we would put the boppy under it and get his feet touching that.  That way he could at least look around at all of the objects, the sun was his favorite!  After he was able to reach the floor, he was a spinning and bouncing fool!  It was definitely a good activity for him while we were trying to get something else done around the house.
4. Vtech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker :  Cooper received this as a Christmas gift, so he was a little over 6 months old.  It has two "speeds" on the wheels so you can basically set it so it is very difficult to push/move or for it to be easier to push/move.  At first we would sit it in front of Cooper while he was sitting on the floor and he would play with the front toys on it.  His favorite was to rip the phone off of it or open and close the door.  Once he started showing us that he was fairly stable standing while holding onto something, we would let him balance with the walker.  He then eventually began walking while pushing it.  This or any other version of a walker is probably a must-have!
5. Vulli Sophie the Giraffe - So'Pure Vanilla Teether : We have 3 different Sophie's, but this one is hands down our favorite.  Cooper was able to easily grasp this one at a younger age, than the normal Sophie, because of the rings around it.  Sophie is made in France out of all natural rubber and food paint and all of the small parts help soothe baby gums.  Oh! We have also nicknamed her Girlfriend Sophie.  The only one that we have left out is the bath Sophie.