It's hard to believe but Savvy's First Birthday will be in just six short weeks. I went ahead and ordered her birthday gifts today. Most of it is coming from the West Coast area and I know that shipping coming from West of the Mississippi River has been slowed down due to flooding. Six weeks should be plenty of time for everything to arrive though.
I ordered her this beautiful "Heavy Baby" from Joy's Waldorf Dolls. They smell heavenly and the weight of the doll is nice. We got the 12" doll in lavender.
Here's the description: Used therapeutically worldwide, a weighted doll has a settling and reassuring quality. Heavy Baby is a weighted, rounded bottom (no legs), bunting style baby which makes it ideal for the young child. Filled with millet, and made with all natural fibers, it will bring a subtle quality of weight and warmth to the child who plays with it. Heavy Baby is just right for the youngster who needs to "Lug", or for the child who needs extra sensory attention and just a lovely doll to simply hold and pats it's bottom. This is truly an archetypal "Waldorf Doll" worthy of any child or adult.
I've had this in mind for months- it's the HABA Doll Pram- I love that it's all natural wood so no worries about chemicals, stains, paint, etc. It can be used as a doll stroller, a walker or just a wagon to haul things. It's very sturdy. Not crazy about the blue pillows though. I'm going to search around for some nice pink, girly type fabric and then take the pillows and fabric to the most excellent tailor/sewer person in the world- Mr. Nadir. I'll have him make a slip cover with a zipper closure for it.
I also ordered her these HABA Creanimaux Blocks, both sets- I thought ALL the kids would enjoy them and they would last for years and years. We allready have a set of regular blocks but I think this set will be a fun addition.
Lastly, I ordered Savvy this little Chelona Wooden Book- so many of our board books have really gotten mangled. I can read them to the baby but she really can't have them to play with herself- they just get chewed on and ruined. So, I got her a book that she can have and play with and there's no worries about it being chewed to death. Also, all natural so no worries about stains, chipping paint, lead or other nasty chemicals.
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