Baby Traditions from Around The World
This is how long new moms in the Chinese culture take on the tradition of "sitting the moon" postpartum
What is one month?
Joey
What is a baby kangaroo?
This is the first sense a baby develops
What is hearing?
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner"
What is Dirty Dancing?
29
What is Will's birth day?
In this country, mothers-to-be receive all the essentials for their baby in a neatly packaged maternity gift box that’s left on their doorstep
What is Finland?
Cub
What is a baby bear or a baby lion?
Babies are born without this body part
What is kneecap?
"Hasta la vista, baby!"
What is Terminator 2?
This was how Baby Will liked to self-sooth - a habit he didn't grow out of until around 2 years old
What is using a pacifier?
In countries like Bali, Cambodia and Costa Rica, people bury this after birth as a way to protect and ensure the health of the mother and baby
What is placenta?
Gosling
What is a baby goose?
This is the number of bones babies are born with
What is 300?
"Shagadelic, Baby!"
What is Austin Powers (International Man of Mystery)?
Unlike many kids, Will did not like this drink until he attended a birthday party late in elementary school
What is soda?
In a ceremony called doljabi from this culture, the one-year old child chooses an item from the various objects placed in front of them, and that object symbolizing what the child will have luck with in the future
What is Korean?
Fawn
What is a baby deer?
This is the name for the time of the day when some babies exhibit increased fussiness or unpredictable behavior
What is witching hour?
“So, uh, are you sure you're qualified to be taking care of that baby?”
“What are you talking about? I've found a baby before.”
What is The Hangover?
Will's nickname growing up; a small aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits
What is Little Fish?
In this culture, the first hair cut involves shaving the head, believed to cleanse the child's karma and signify a transition into a new phase of life
What is Indian (Hindu)?
Cria
What is a baby alpaca?
The soft spot on top of a baby's head
What is fontanelle?
"No, this is not a food baby all right? I've taken like three pregnancy tests, and I'm forshizz up the spout"
What is Juno?
A favorite hobby of Will's in junior and high school - he even built tracks for them, and lined them up in his room
What is building 4WD model cars?