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Fisher Price Stacking Cups: This is one of Z's favorite Christmas gifts. She only just started actually stacking them (technically that's during her twelfth month, though), her favorite thing to do is to knock them down. They make a ton of noise as they clatter around on the tile, which really delights her. They not only stack like in the picture, but they fit inside of each other as bowls, and two can join together to make a ball.
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Pee-a-Boo Forest: This soft book is so cute, and the crackle fabric inside each page makes a ton of sound. I don't know if Z is unique, but I'm guessing that babies this age really dig noisy toys!
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Boon Tub Appliques: We're big fans of Boon products around here, and the bath toys might just be our favorite yet. They're a thick foam that sticks to the tile, tub, and baby, and they're magically resistant to scuz.
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Walrus Bath Toy Storage Bag: All those fun bath toys have to live somewhere, and since we're renters, we didn't want a scoop basket that stuck to the tile with adhesive. This guy is perfect! It attaches with some kind of super suction cup and hasn't fallen, even when full of stuff. The whole front and bottom are mesh, so everything drips dry.
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Zany Zoo: This is probably the biggest hit from Z's Christmas loot. She spends most of her time cruising around and around it, stopping to play with the beads on top or the activities on the side or to stack her other toys on top, then she goes right back to traveling around it. It's heavy enough that she can pull up on it (when it's on the rug) and it won't tip or tilt, which is nice.
6. Z has really gotten into her books lately, yanking them off the shelf or out of the basket and flipping through the pages all. by. herself. These are two of her favorites. I bought
You Are My Cupcake before the babe was even born, just because I thought it was so darn cute. She wasn't into it until this past month. The pages all have a little texture to them and the illustrations are very colorful. When I was a kid, I remember loving Richard Scarry's books. There was always so much to look at in each illustration, and Lowly Worm was my favorite with his one red sneaker and his apple car. I couldn't resist
Cars and Trucks From A to Z as Z's first R.S. book. I can't wait to add more books to her collection!
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iHome Speaker Dock: When our
noisy new neighbors moved in a bit ago, it became obvious that our old speaker wasn't gonna cut the mustard anymore. It's perfect for traveling and really did the trick when Z was in the hospital post surgery, but it just didn't get loud enough to drown out all of the door slamming and dog yapping. So, after some research (you know how we do things around here), and a recommendation from another blogger, we chose this guy. Not only is it a pretty decent speaker, but it lights up in all different colors - not something we really utilize too much yet, but I think the bambino will really appreciate it when she's a bit older. I downloaded the least annoying white noise track I could find (since we would be hearing it over the monitor every night), set it to repeat, and never looked back. Now the new neighbors can slam their car doors till their little hearts' content and the baby won't even stir. Hallelujah!
