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4 Hudson Valley Baby Guide In this issue FEATURES 8 Baby babble And your child's language development BY JILL DIGIOVANNI 10 Advertiser Resources — Just for baby 14 Infant brain and eye development Give your child's intelligence a boost 16 Baby Listings Organizations and support for new parents 22 Becoming a first time Mom Our "expectant mom" shares what she learned By MARCI RHEAL 23 Prepping for baby's arrival 24 Great new products to know about 26 Pet and baby: the big "Meet and Greet" Create a lasting friendship 27 Yes, we can't forget college An intro into the 529 savings plan By MJ GOFF 28 Your newborn's first year Month by month milestones By DAWN MARIE BARHYTE 32 10 sanity savers for new Moms 34 "Must-Read" Books OUR BABY CONTEST WINNERS We had a blast photographing them, and you'll see their photos throughout the magazine. HV Baby Guide Editor, MJ, had a chat with the moms of our new celebrities and learned that each of our winning babies are now "hams for the camera." (Oops, sorry.) And while Shaelynn and Rebekah have a preference for Elmo, Ella is really into her blankie she refers to as "clean." Says Mom, Joleen, "Her older brother had one, and I was always saying 'I had to clean it' and the name stuck." All three have mastered a milestone: Shaelynn now counts to 10, Ella is walking; and Rebekah uses her hands to communicate things like "I want to come down out of my highchair." You go girls! Win the products on page 24-25, and books on page 34…. Win a copy of PBS' Early Moments DVD and the book Creative Play for Your Baby, see page 15 Enter to win your own pet therapy session, see page 26 Find out how to determine your child's future career, see page 27 HudsonValleyBabyGuide.com WEB EXCLUSIVES Our Baby Contest Winners Congratulations to our first ever baby contest winners: Ella Wahl, 7 months; Rebekah Grace Feiss, 6 months; and Shaelynn Reilly, 1 year old. MUST HAVE PRODUCTS Items to make life a little bit easier... PLUS, we're giving them away! 24