They basically have the same stuff here for babies that there is in the US. I do really miss having a place like Target (as I thought I would), but there are quite a few stores that have baby items. The stores tend to be brand-specific, like Graco, or Fisher Price, so you can only buy that brand of stuff in one store. We went to buy a high chair (silla alta por ninos comer) and had the choice of a couple of brands, with price ranges from $75 to $300. We got an infanti, which was about $125. Of course, all the prices are in pesos, so I still have to translate it in my mind.
One thing I got at the mall here that I haven't seen before: a bottle and toy leash that attaches to the stroller, to help keep the bottle from being flung from the stroller every 20 seconds.
The things that are different: baby food is not just veggies/fruit and water. It's got citric acid, and sugar (sometimes the second ingredient!) in it. So yesterday we went to the Home Depot/Bed Bath and Beyond store (Sodimac) and got a food processor. The fruits and veggies here are good, and relatively cheap, so I'll just make baby food.
Juice also has lots of sugar, but I found some that doesn't by reading lots of labels. There are millions of kinds of yogurt, but most have lots of sugar and artificial flavoring in them. Or you can just get plain yogurt (which I think tastes horrible). So I will get that and blend fruit in it to make it more tasty. Again, food processor is going to get used a lot. It would be nice to be able to get yo baby, but oh well.
There is no Similac Sensitive (only Advance) so I brought a suitcase full of the Sensitive. Dr. said I could start switching her to milk at about 10 mos. so I can transition her before we run out of formula.
I also saw at a store a car seat that swivels so you can turn the baby towards the car door to take them out. I hadn't seen that in the US, but I hadn't looked for it, either.
Best place to buy baby clothes is at the grocery store. They have a clothes section, which isn't very big, but each piece was $3-4. Had to get more warm pajamas and long-sleeved stuff, because it gets cold here at night and in the evenings.
Probably the best thing about having a baby here is people are very enchanted w/ babies, especially little blonde and blue-eyes ones. Every time we got out, lots of people talk to her, rub her feet, and wave. She gets lots of smiles, so that's nice. Her first word may be "hola," "ciao," or "panal" (diaper)!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Had a long, frustrating day. Started ok, with hair-washing, finishing laundry, and a drive up above the city (tons of orange poppies; will send pix). Then went to mall. First let me say that people here take their clothing way too seriously. They were things like leather jacket (fitted, women's), long skirt, high heeled boots to mall. Men wear long khaki pants, sweater vests, and long-sleeved button down shirts. To mall. No shorts. No flip flops. I'm not sure I want to live in a culture where people dress for the mall like a wedding. Where are the jeans? Next, I know there are people here who are bigger than me. But the only size that fit is the next to biggest. And all pants are about 5 inches too long. Does everyone use a tailor?
We did find a bottle leash (attaches to stroller and bot) to help with Vivi's newfound game of dropping everything. But when clever girl undid fasteners on stroller end of bot leash, bot dragged on ground for a while in mall. Stuartt put bot on top of stroller, and later, when hungry girl cried, I shoved very dirty bot into mouth w/ out noticing dirt. Felt bad that lbs. of mall dirt are now in her tiny intestines. And we kept her out way too long because we spent way too long looking for giant clothes for ourselves, more warmer clothes for her (best place is grocery store???), and it takes forever to find anything at grocery store, because everything has its own section (bread, fish, cheese, meat, deli meat, water, wine, beer, etc) and I don't know where all the sections are yet. I did manage to order 2 lbs. of pavo pechuga because I thought that a kilo is 1/2 lb. instead of 2. So I guess we're going to eat lots of pavo pechuga sandwiches este semana.
Another odd thing-baby clothes here run large. Vivi couldn't wear 6 month sizes in the US, because they were too small, and here they are a bit big, but adult-size clothing runs small???? Are all the babies bigger than the world average, and then they grow into smaller-than-average adults?
One good thing-there is a store that is a combination of bed bath & beyond, home depot, osh, and a furniture store. So you can get lots of things in one place. Got a food processor to make baby food (why do they put sugar and citric acid in baby food?) and cat food (no fancy feast for poor beastie w/ only 1/2 her teeth). (That will also be a good use for all that pavo pechuga). it's also hard to find juice w/out added sugar, or yogurt w/out added sugar and other stuff.
Sigh. I am becoming a Californian a bit too late. Donde esta Whole Foods cuando tienes eso?
We did find a bottle leash (attaches to stroller and bot) to help with Vivi's newfound game of dropping everything. But when clever girl undid fasteners on stroller end of bot leash, bot dragged on ground for a while in mall. Stuartt put bot on top of stroller, and later, when hungry girl cried, I shoved very dirty bot into mouth w/ out noticing dirt. Felt bad that lbs. of mall dirt are now in her tiny intestines. And we kept her out way too long because we spent way too long looking for giant clothes for ourselves, more warmer clothes for her (best place is grocery store???), and it takes forever to find anything at grocery store, because everything has its own section (bread, fish, cheese, meat, deli meat, water, wine, beer, etc) and I don't know where all the sections are yet. I did manage to order 2 lbs. of pavo pechuga because I thought that a kilo is 1/2 lb. instead of 2. So I guess we're going to eat lots of pavo pechuga sandwiches este semana.
Another odd thing-baby clothes here run large. Vivi couldn't wear 6 month sizes in the US, because they were too small, and here they are a bit big, but adult-size clothing runs small???? Are all the babies bigger than the world average, and then they grow into smaller-than-average adults?
One good thing-there is a store that is a combination of bed bath & beyond, home depot, osh, and a furniture store. So you can get lots of things in one place. Got a food processor to make baby food (why do they put sugar and citric acid in baby food?) and cat food (no fancy feast for poor beastie w/ only 1/2 her teeth). (That will also be a good use for all that pavo pechuga). it's also hard to find juice w/out added sugar, or yogurt w/out added sugar and other stuff.
Sigh. I am becoming a Californian a bit too late. Donde esta Whole Foods cuando tienes eso?
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