Our New (to us) Baby Swing
Markus has been a very fussy baby for the past couple weeks. We heard from several people (and read in The Happiest Baby on the Block) that swings are very good at keeping babies calm.
After checking prices at Target and Wal-Mart, I discovered that new swings are 50-100$. I decided we could probably get a used swing from Craigslist for much cheaper. On Sunday, I saw this one being sold for 25$ and decided that sounded like a reasonable price.
I arranged to go pick the swing up at 4:30 PM. Sami and Markus went with me. When we got there, noone was home. A few minutes later a girl drove up, except she wasn't the one that lived there. She said she was also supposed to come at 4:30 to meet her friend. She made a phone call and said her friend was running late and would be there in 10 minutes.
Tanja, the girl selling the swing, felt bad about being late and making us wait. She told us the swing had been given to her by a friend anyway, and that we could have it for free. She was moving back to Germany and I think she was mainly just stressed out about trying to pack up and get rid of everything.
After checking prices at Target and Wal-Mart, I discovered that new swings are 50-100$. I decided we could probably get a used swing from Craigslist for much cheaper. On Sunday, I saw this one being sold for 25$ and decided that sounded like a reasonable price.
I arranged to go pick the swing up at 4:30 PM. Sami and Markus went with me. When we got there, noone was home. A few minutes later a girl drove up, except she wasn't the one that lived there. She said she was also supposed to come at 4:30 to meet her friend. She made a phone call and said her friend was running late and would be there in 10 minutes.
Tanja, the girl selling the swing, felt bad about being late and making us wait. She told us the swing had been given to her by a friend anyway, and that we could have it for free. She was moving back to Germany and I think she was mainly just stressed out about trying to pack up and get rid of everything.
Markus likes the swing.When we got home, I started to put batteries in the swing and discovered that the battery terminals were rusty. Probably the swing had been in a garage or storage closet and gotten damp in the humid Oregon winter.
Sami sanded the rust off and got it working again so now everyone is much happier.
PS - I know it's an out of focus picture, but he's sooo happy!
Sami sanded the rust off and got it working again so now everyone is much happier.
PS - I know it's an out of focus picture, but he's sooo happy!
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