What do you buy your 2 mo. old for christmas????

Answer 1

Buying a present will only make you happy. The baby doesn't care.

Answer 2

I agree with the others who said savings bonds or something to do with saving money for College. If the baby doesn't have a lot of toys maybe get some colorful toys so you can get a picture of mom and dad helping baby unwrap... for memories sake. I also would get a small child Opera cd's to listen with the composers being either Wagner or Mozart, but then again, those would be more for me than for the baby, though some doctors and other experts say that classical music encourages baby's little brain-waves and can result in a more intelligent young child....

Lastly, buy books! Books are the best gift that my child ever recieved. He got them for his birth and every holiday thereafter. We read to him while he was in womb, we read to him constantly when he was up all night with colic problems, and at 3 yrs old at his birthday he ignored all his fancy new toys once he opened the book from Grandma and had to have me read it to him right then and there! He also speaks more clearly and has a better vocabulary than all the other english-speaking kids we know, even better than the 5 and 6 year olds. He learned his alphabet at 2, to count to ten in two languages at 2, and he is now learning to write his name and phonics and reading at 3. The benefits of books are endless for a child and it's never too early to start!

Baby Einstein is bad! They promote the child to be a more visual learner when humans are naturally auditory learners, especially when very young... I mean the baby has been able to hear since it was 40 days in the womb, but unable to tell the difference between light and dark until much later. We should all continue to combine visual and auditory or should focus more on the auditory. We don't say to a 2 month old, "See the pretty bird?" we say "Do you hear the bird?" because their eyes haven't developed enough to see things at a distance well... avoid the baby einstein trend, or only go for their cd's or books... definately avoid the dvd's.

Answer 3

It is a good time to start a tradition of buying the child an ornament each year-Baby's First Christmas 2007 would be a good gift for this year.


Rattle or Teething Toys

CDs of Lullabies or Classical Music, Children's Tunes, etc.

Story Books (it is NEVER too young to begin reading to a child)

Clothing

No need to go overboard, because the child is young and will not have any recollection. Just get things that you need for the baby, really (or the parents need).

I will have a three month old, so I am trying to come up with ideas myself.

Answer 4

My daughter was born in october.. For her first Christmas I bought her a stocking, an outfit, and an ortament that said baby's first christmas. I got her teethers, stuff animals, 3-6 months outfits, diapers, wipes, and little toys that light up when you only touch them where she didn't have to bang on them.
I agree on the books too. But always remember some children don't learn as fast as others... My 3 yr old is smart too but I was smarter when I was 1 and 2. A childs learning ability is based on the child.. No matter how you read to them my 2 yr old won't sit still long enough to look at a book...

Answer 5

We're in the same position!! And received a gas and electric bill this morning for £240 which they want paying by December 20th! We're having all the family down in the morning for breakfast, just toast and things, my parents and aunt and uncle and a cousin, which should be fun for the kids and feel like a bit of a party. We have a few bits from the pound shop, like colouring books and pens etc for them to open and keep them occupied until the family arrive, and then I know the family has gifts for them so hopefully they'll be too excited opening cards and gifts from the family they won't really notice that there wasn't much when they first woke up. And then the excitement of everyone there will really close the deal. Just remember it isn't about the money or gifts. Spend Christmas morning having a treat of breakfast in bed, make a thank you card for Santa for anything they might get, make Christmas fairy cakes, anything to distract them. It'll be good for them to have a day like that, and hopefully be less materialistic when they're older. I think it would upset them more to think that Santa forgot than if they just had a few pounds worth of things and a lovely day with mum.

Answer 6

A babys first christmas ornamante. a cute outift that says first christmas, a stuffed animal usually like a chirstmas bear with the year and maybe a couple of rattles, fabric books are great as another posted they usually get a lot out of these , when little they eat them and when older they become there tag along. you could also do a christmas blanket with a date and year with name and first christmas.

By getting date items the child will see when they get older how much mom really wanted it to be remmebered that it was thier first christmas. They of course wont remember this but by these items and lots lots of pictures you can re create these moments for them when they are older. my kids loved looking back at these pictures and items as they got older .
Congrats on your new baby

Answer 7

Clothes - especially for later months (i.e. 6 months - 12 months - just remember to figure in the seasons so that you aren't buy shorts for winter and heavy clothes for summer) because often for showers and that people only buy stuff for newborns.

A toy or stuffed animal for the later months.

A CD or DVD for them to listen to/watch and learn from.

Make a fill-in-the-blank scrapbook where Mommy and Daddy can put in the pictures. You can do things like, first tooth, first haircut, first step, first solid meal, first Christmas etc. You can also put things on the first few pages "when you were born" telling who was president, what things were in style, what the newest technology was, and stuff like that so they can look back years from now and see how it was different.

Answer 8

Well it depends on what you have already, but I would get a play mat. I love the Tiny Love play gym, and a 2 month old will too. A few more weeks and they will be able to start swatting at the toys. My baby loved it and liked the mirror. I also got things for the future months because they do grow fast and it is a great excuse to buy something for them, at least for me it is. Books are good too. People will say they are too young but trust me, they are baby savers to have something fun for them to play with. They get bored sometimes too.

Answer 9

at that age its pretty hard to get it a lot of cool toys and such. my baby is due december 7th, so Im not even sure im going to go out and buy a bunch of other things for him. most of the things i get from the baby shower will do for a few months. i would say maybe some little rattles and clothes that it will eventually just grow into. wait till his/her 2nd christmas to go all out with the cool things.

Answer 10

A Stuffed Animal Or Something That It Can Chew On

Answer 11

I'm in the same boat. My baby is due november 12th = )
I'd say toys that inspire play, and are visually stimulating. I've heard that almost all baby einstein products are worth the money. Good luck