baby's first colors.

number one ...
who wouldn't want a pair of super-snazzy rainboots like these?!

number two ...
what baby doesn't love a fun book about colors—especially one that uses bright colors and fun pictures to boot!?
number three ...
looking at these with your baby over and over ... and over, saying the colors out loud, pointing and saying the object's name; will guarantee they learn their colors early—and they'll be pointing out cutely, "boots! boots!" everywhere you go before you know it!

number four ...
if anyone finds socks like these for sale—do share! i want them!
there are tons of baby books out there on the shelves ... just weed through and find the ones with objects and colors your baby will actually see (so they can show off their new vocab throughout the house)! ... odds are, your baby won't need to distinguish 'sage' or 'apricot' anytime soon. and big letters with words they can go back and read once your little genius starts learning how (when they're like, 18 months, of course)!

busy doggies.

board books are so much fun. when taylor was little, she would sit and look through hers over and over (occasionally chewing a corner). it's crazy to watch the progression in them at that age: from trying to rip and eat the pages, to actually recognizing animals, people, sounds, objects. it's truly amazing.

my aunt (who also happens to have my dream job as a children's teacher librarian) gave brennan, 'busy doggies' by john schindel for christmas, and he LOVES it! trust me, this baby has loads of board books, but this one is filled with real puppy photos!

there's a whole series by the same author, so depending on what kind of animal your little one is most drawn to, take your pick! busy monkeys, busy penguins, busy pandas, busy chickens, busy piggies, busy bunnies ... there's so many to choose from!

each page features an up close and personal photo, with an action verb defining each one ...

this one's my favorite out of 'busy doggies'

brennan loves puppies right now, and 'woofs' and 'ooooooooh's' at any that he sees. so this book was perfect—his eyes just lit up! any baby that has a thing for puppies (or any of the other animals in the series) will love these!