LITTLE BEBE

Infancy

I was born in San Diego, 1995, with foreign parents--one of which is an engineer. Technology was already on the rise when I came into the world, so I was exposed to computers, TV, radios, cassettes, and cars at a very young age. Because of this, my schema of a typical household included a TV, house phones, and radios.

My mother says I enjoyed watching TV, especially "Scooby Doo," where I would practice sitting without support and use the bed as a crutch to help me stand while watching the show. I also used toys such as a jumper, where my parents would put me in a seat that had a circular table around it with toys. The jumper helped me practice standing and jumping, as well as my fine motor skills of grasping and playing with the toys surrounding me. Other technological toys helped me form my speech and first words. For example, I remember using a toy that spun like a Wheel of Fortune, and the background had pictures of animals. Every time the spinner would land on an animal the proper name was spoken. My mother recalls me babbling while playing with this toy and I would model the naming process. 

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Although technology played a large role in my infancy years, I was fortunate enough to have a mother that enjoyed the outdoors and long walks to the park. She would always take me in the stroller to play at the park and crawl or walk on the grass to practice my gross motor skills. Luckily, I was given the chance to explore my surroundings by playing with dirt, sand, grass, and wood chips at the park and outdoors.