One of the most entertaining aspects of having a kid on the way
is that you get to spend a lot of time playing with kids' toys and
books. Now that I actually have a visible belly I don't get funny looks
when I do it, either.
My husband and I haven't begun to decorate the nursery. I am afraid to
admit that we have a very sketchy understanding of car seat technology
at this point. My son's wardrobe is, to be polite, rather haphazard.
But we are all over the toys and books.
It's hard, in a way, to pick out toys and books for somebody whose
personality is yet unknown, but we're betting on genetics here.
Therefore our evaluation consists of us sitting down with the toy or
reading the book and asking the question, "Would I, if I were my
X-month old son, like this?"
Experimentation is required.
My husband and I are innately attracted to things like 'Baby's Little
Periodic Table' or 'Spaceships for Babies.' Sadly there is a dearth of
these products, but we keep looking. I haven't yet found 'My First
Binary Counter' yet, but we're totally teaching our kid binary. I think
we'll hold off on teaching legal concepts for awhile, though. The last
thing we'll need is a six-year-old who argues like a lawyer over his
bedtime.
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You don't have to teach six-year-olds to argue like a lawyer over bedtime, it's something they're born with. But what is worse, if they don't argue like a lawyer over the time then they will bargain like a used car salesman. Welcome to parenting.
That's exactly what my parents said. :)
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