Baby books are your best friends! (Part 1)

Hello Hello!

I have decided to write my next post on baby books  because I want to take stock of what we have and organise my wishlist!

We were too busy navigating other challenges in the first couple of months, and between the nursing, pooping, diapering, napping (or lack of) and disturbed nights, buying toys or books didn't even cross my mind. We had a couple of gifted rattles and squeaky toys which we used, and I was yet to discover the universe of baby entertainment which was awaiting me (and Tammy of course!).

The first book I bought for Tammy was in late August 2019, when she was 3 months old. It was "Alphabet Zoo" By Stephen Holmes. I saw it at a friend's place and really liked it.

The next set of books was given to us by my friend Dipti, whose son outgrew a lot of his collection. This was the first time I heard of the ever famous Julia Donaldson. She had also collected a beautiful lot of behavioural books such as "Manners Time", "Excuse me" and "Mine".

For the first couple of months, I didn't think the books were making an impression on her. She played on her tummy a lot, but was always on the move and did not take a second look at the books. We kept trying to read them to her, and suddenly at about 5-6 months, she started taking an interest in them. Reading the story was not well received, but she loved looking at the pictures. 

By 7-8 months when she started sitting up, she would take out all her books from the bookshelf by herself, and flip through all the pages at top speed! Being an active baby who crawled, stood and walked fairly early, reading time was one of the few moments when the little busybody would sit in one place for 10 minutes! Phew, it was a relief!

Look at her enjoying the books. I was stunned, and so glad my friends introduced me to this wonderful activity for her 😃

Our collection kept growing...

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and growing...

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and growing! Below is about half our current stash 😀

At one point my father asked me if there are any Indian books for her, since all the references were foreign to us. This got me exploring the world of Indian baby books!

In my next post on books, I will make lists of where to buy them, Instagram curators to follow for recommendations, and my wishlist.

Toodles!

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Here I go!

It has been a little over 14 months into becoming a parent, and I have been wanting to write about it since 20 months! Obviously, the journey starts with 9 glorious baby free months, and after the baby comes, you realise that all such documentation should have been kicked off then!

In any case, here goes. 

This is an introductory post, so  I am putting down a few sentences to summarise the key topics I want to write about over the past 14 months (and hope to elaborate on each one shortly):

1. Enjoy your pregnancy (if medically possible)
2. Do a little basic research ahead of time for breastfeeding. I did not, and had no idea what to expect!
3. Stuff you will need for a newborn
4. Try to travel during months 3-6 months of the baby's life. 
5. Get a good baby carrier, or even two!
6. Try "Baby Led Weaning" or BLW to start a baby on solid food
7. Baby books are your best friends!
8. The world of parenting Instagram pages
9. My toy recommendations
10. Snugbub

That's it for the introductory post!