Failure (for now...)

So, I was really excited because my mommy friends had talked about their play mats and how their babies loved to lay on them and play and how it helped with tummy time, etc.  So I did my research and picked the one I thought Jayden would like the most, and it arrived today!  I was so excited for him to try it out, so I fed him and made sure he was calm - in his quiet alert stage - and then placed him on his stomach on the mat - in front of the mirror so he could look at himself.  Well, that was a complete failure.  He started crying almost immediately and (in his words) demanded to be picked up immediately.

We'll try again tomorrow, on our back and on our stomach - hopefully he'll learn to love it and be entertained by it.  I  think it's great, but it turns out it doesn't matter what I think anymore.  Oh well.