Entries from September 2008 ↓

It’s always exciting to shop for things for your baby and toddler. I remember that the moment I learned I was pregnant, I wanted to go out and shop for clothes, diaper bags, baby accessories and of course, baby toys.

Although there are tons of products on the market, there are some things that need a lot of consideration. I remember spending so much time researching about the stroller best for my baby’s needs. I ended up getting two strollers!

Thankfully, I didn’t spend so much time deciding on my child’s car seats. My friends and family did it for me. On my baby shower, my friends gifted me with an infant car seat and carrier from Evenflo. When I visited my family in California, my brother bought us a nice Winnie the Pooh Graco car seat. Now that my boy is two years old, my husband’s sister gave us a toddler car seat.

When shopping for baby and toddler stuff, it’s best to use something like the babies and toddlers buying guide from Shopwiki. It has all the information you need to assist you find the things best suited for your baby or toddler. It also has a list of where you can find those things at the best price.

One of the books that we use for one of my subjects (Second Language Acquisition) in school is called “How Babies Talk”, authored by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek. I’m only halfway through the book but it made me wish I had this before I even gave birth.

The book explains the processes that a baby has to go through before they even utter their first word. The scientific studies featured are written in an easy-to-read form. There are also exercises (a la the scientific studies) that you can try at home even with a newborn.

I posted before about us talking to our son in Korean and English. The structures of the two languages are totally different. My prof (a linguist) said he will have to work harder to learn both languages so it might take him more time to be as proficient as the other kids his age.

What baffles me is that my son prefers to talk more in Korean. I spend more time with him talking in English than his father, who talks to him in his native language. We watch more English programs and he’s exposed to English books than Korean ones. He understands me when I talk to him in English but he would still respond in Korean. Weird.