New favorite amusements - the penguin and snail

Since she was just a few weeks old Ruby has shown a real interest in black and white toys and books. Supposedly this is because all babies prefer high contrast images...So, why do they make the majority of baby toys in pastel colours?!?!?! Anyways, in addition to her black and white books, giraffe and small fluorescent bug chimes, one new favorite is a black and white stuffed penguin (came free with some piece of baby equipment!)



The other favorite is a black,white and red multi-image bumper thing we use in her pram. She gets so excited looking at these things - arms swinging, feet kicking, cooing, shrieking bird noises, etc! There is one image in particular that she seems to like best - the swirly snail. She could stare at it for a good 10 minutes without getting distracted. I have rotated the images around, but the other things don't seem to have the same effect.Sometimes, after 'playing' with the snail, she will just fall asleep, happy and content.