Melt my ♥

So being a teacher I always knew that reading to your child is important. One of my fears is that Kale will hate reading as much as I did as a child. So I have been reading to him since he was about 6 months old. Some nights were a struggle but I stuck with it. We read at least 3 books before bed on a good night. Sometimes it's one and sometimes (depending on where we are and what we are doing) it's no book and just a song. Either way today the best thing happened. Kale has been really fussy today for some reason. He is now on his second nap of the day, awoke from his first at 11:00 and back down by 1:15. Before we went down for a nap I was rocking him in his room to calm him down and he backed down from my lap to the floor. He walked over to the book basket I have next to the rocker, picked up a book, handed it to me (smiling) and then reached for me to pick him up. He was telling me he wanted me to read to him. How sweet and rewarding is that! That just made my day! I hope he continues to love book and I will continue to read to him nightly. I think I am going to have to get some books in a bag for travel, when we aren't home when he goes to bed! He loves the peek-a-boo, and touch and feel books. He loves turning the pages and he points to eyes, nose, and ears when a person is on the page. So reading with your child does pay off. Stick to it and make it fun. We even have books in the bath! I hope you enjoy reading to your child and expanding their knowledge and vocabulary! Happy Reading! Check out the bottom of my blog for some of the books I love!