We have approximately 91 days remaining until baby Luis makes an appearance. I feel like there is still much to do prior to us officially being a family of 3. What I'm working on now is researching cloth diapers and baby sign language.
It is very important to us is that our baby boy is bilingual. Our plan is for Luis to speak only Spanish to him. Now, the conondrum: if I too, speak solely Spanish to the baby, could this be a detriment to him as far as his English proficiency is concerned? That is my/our primary preoccupation. Today my online research efforts will be focused on early language development skills, and how we can maximize baby Luis' 'in home' learning.
Here are a few books that I am ordering. I found these on the Barnes and Noble "expert recommended" children's reading list for ages 0-2.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Goodnight Moon
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Anyone reading have experience with cloth diapers, baby sign language or speaking a second language in the home?
We have been using some signs with Hudson. Specifically eat, milk, please, thank you, all done, and more which I think is his favorite :)
ReplyDeleteI know of a few people who use cloth diapers & they seem to do fine with them. Our household loves the pampers :)
~Tif
I can hook you up with a girl I know who loooves cloth diapers. I personally like Pampers as well. I think it's great if you can speak both Spanish and English to your baby. Not sure what the research says. So, is it Luis Jr.?? :)
ReplyDeleteAlisons friend in wheeling has gotten into cloth diapers-- she even makes her own!!! Hope all is well ;) Keep shining your sunshine!
ReplyDelete@Tiff: Which baby sign DVD or book did you use? I already know ASL (american sign language) but I'm wondering if baby sign is modified from that at all/any different. As far as the disposables go, Pampers seem to be great! I am considering starting off with the Pampers swaddlers just at the beginning before transitioning to cloth.
ReplyDelete@Noreen: I would LOVE to hear your friend's recommendations on cloth! yes, it is Luis but not Jr!
@Kass: yes!! Alison was nice enough to obtain quite a bit of info for me from her friend, Amy.