I’m so excited for Teddy’s first Christmas! We’ve already hung garland on our banister and mantel and his eyes light up every time we turn on the lights. Pure magic!
I’m still deciding what we’ll do for gifts this year as he doesn’t have a ton of interest in toys yet and I’m ordering new clothes for him on the regular anyway, but one thing I know is we always want to encourage his love of reading. Will and I both love reading to him at night before he goes to bed and usually pick one or two books off the shelf in his nursery to read while I nurse him in the glider. Our baby shower hostesses gave us a head start in building his book collection by asking guests to bring books instead of cards (definitely stealing this idea for my cousin’s shower next month!) so I thought I’d share a few of our favorite reads thus far in case you’re shopping for a little one this year! Walmart has a helpful landing page on their site with gift ideas for kids of all ages, so definitely check that out if you’re stumped on what to give the kiddos in your life. I’m admittedly clueless about what kinds of toys are age-appropriate beyond Teddy’s current age (eight weeks on Friday!) so I have it bookmarked for future reference!
- Baby Animals: Black and White
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- Corduroy
- Goodnight Moon
- The Rainbow Fish
- The Runaway Bunny
A few more favorites:
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Guess How Much I Love You
- Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
- On The Night You Were Born
- The Cat in the Hat
- The Lorax
- The Snowy Day
- Where’s Spot?
- Where The Wild Things Are
P.S. In addition to books, I love Teddy’s little line-up of stuffed animals! This puppy and this teddy bear from the brand Jellycat are so soft and cuddly and this singing elephant has kept Teddy awake through many a tummy time.
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