Psst, Great Baby Gift Over Here

I've seen this toy mentioned several times, in fact it was this article that finally persuaded me to research the story behind the giraffe as accounted on my own blog. According to the manufacturer, the toy is tailored to the newborn's limited sight, delicate touch, soft feel, identifiable smell, and amusing squeak. I'd be eager to hear any parents who own the giraffe and what kind of success it has with their baby.

Did you know that Sophie the Giraffe has her own facebook page!?

I had no idea this was this year's IT toy! We have one, and our daughter loved it when she was younger. That long neck is so easy to grasp, and the squeak is actually cute, not annoying. Off to check out Sophie's Facebook...

When Charlie was about 2 months old I saw Sophie on the web and it brought back memories of a squeeky giraffe that I had when I was a baby. I know it sounds strange but I remember because it was my favorite toy and its squeek was distinct. So, I decided I had to have the one I saw for Charlie even if it wasn't the same one, I had to have one. The cheapest one I found was on ebay. When she finally arrived, I found a little story card in her box and began to read it. The more I read, the more I couldn't hold back my tears. My giraffe WAS Sophie! I immediately called my mom and read her the story through my tears. She made it a point to come to my house that night to confirm that she was indeed the same toy. She remembers buying it in the boutique she used to go to for my clothes (there were not very many placed to buy baby clothes in 1968). She said that she remembered thinking that it was so cute and buying it for me. Sophie ended up helping me out as a baby and as a mother. Charlie loved her when he was first teething. He chewed on her constantly.

I bought one for my son when he was about 3 months old (now 7 months) and at the time it was the only toy he could really hold. He just loves that giraffe. He gets so excited whenever I hand it to him. I had no idea at the time that it was such a popular and cool toy. I just bought it on impulse! A lot of moms in our playgroup have seen how much he loves it and have bought their little ones one too. Oh and I saw in the latest Life & Style magazine that Suri has one too!