Texlex: Vietbabe also showed an interest in TV at 4 months. I don't see what the big deal is at that young age. I swear by the entire Baby Einstein collection w/ elaborate and colorful toys the little one can stare at. I guess to avoid the TV curse, you could purchase them at a mighty price and set them up like a three ring circus in your living room. But Lexling probably douldn't care if they're 3d or not at that age. For the wee wee ones, besides the Einstein series, I like Teletubbies and its cousin,
Boohbah . I think they also like the high-pitched Elmo's voice.
Brazen: Sorry the Brazenette has not shown an early interest in the wonderful world of shoes. I think Vietbabe has the same ones you are describing. They're popular for kids' first shoes. As a less structured alternative -- yes, the Robeez are great. I also used
Padders alot, except beware the cloth portion at the toe gets worn quickly. For another less structured option - if you are near a Chinatown, they have teeny cloth shoes with a strap across them, usually embroidered. Or you can try something like
these cuties and others on the website.
The Brazenette might be ok if the shoes were more "fun" and might like "squeaky shoes" which squeak when she walks. In China, they are used so when you don't hear squeaking, that means the little one has moved too far away. Kids love em. Here are some
squeaky shoes and
some more
And finally, my own favorites, oddly enough found on the JC Penney (NTTAWWT) website:
Miniature black Chuckie T's to match my own:
Retrocool mini-moc's:
Vietmom
(Clearly a shoe freak)
