Tiger

Baby J has developed an affinity for a stuffed tiger that my wife received as a graduation present. She calls it by name, "tiger." Actually, she calls it "taiga"which is Russian for "marshy pine forest." I kid you not. Look it up. My baby speaks Russian.

Anyway, today at playgroup, she waddled over to a new stuffed tiger and correctly identified it as a "taiga" and then she played with it for a while.

I left me wondering if she will continue to be interested in tiger toys. Will tigers become her favorite animal? Is this how kids develop favorites? Is it just a random association that forms at some point?