Bookworm
My heart has been swelling with pride as Maggie has started to spend more and more time ‘reading’ her books. Her attention span for her books shocks me and more than once I’ve thought that she must be eating something she isn’t supposed to or doing something dangerous, only to find out that she’s flipping through yet another book.
I don’t know how babies decided which books they like and which they could do without, but Maggie has some of her favorites by far. Barry’s parents got her a few Quack books for Christmas and she loves them. She has also fallen in love with a book of pictures that we’ve had since she was born. I swear last night she was pointing to our family picture saying “mama” and “papa.” I’m just ecstatic that she seems to love books!
Book Love , doing stuff , MMM
Rain Please Go Away!
On rainy days, we look like a three ring circus getting ready for our walks and on the walk I’m sure that we look worse. Poor Syd, still hates the rain and poor Mags, she doesn’t like getting bundled up. If she had her option, and she doesn’t right now, she’d never cover her head or toes.
In other news, I have been really enjoying reading on a regular basis lately and it feels oh-so-good! There was a time there where I was worried that I’d never, ever read with any regularity again. I’m not suggesting that I am reading often, but at least I feel confident in sticking with the same book from front to back cover.
I think my book group will be thankful to have me back because I have continued to attend, but have only been able to engage in the conversation half heartily. On the other hand, maybe they don’t really care if I’ve read the book or not….our conversations sometimes don’t always focus on the book anyhow.
3G sent us home with some stew tonight for dinner and we’ve got the tea kettle on…perhaps I’ll settle up with my book for a short bit tonight.
Book Love
Books Make Me Happy
I had a quiet celebration a few weeks ago when I finally read a non-pregnancy/parenting book. I couldn’t remember the last book that I read that didn’t focus on one of those topics and getting into a book unrelated to either felt so dang good.
I found myself, with Maggie asleep in her Ergo, wandering around a bookstore today and my heart just about burst open from all the great books that I wanted to take home and read. Alas, I left the store empty handed and Barry and I took Maggie to the library this evening and I came home with a pile of books and my name on the holds list for some newbies that I can’t wait to read.
Maggie and I read her books together daily and I can tell that she loves listening to my voice and looking at the pictures and eventually she’ll get to pick out the ones that she loves the most. I can’t wait for that day.
But today, after going to the library and bookstore, I feel like something inside me that has been asleep for the past months has awoken and is ready to begin reading again! *
*Sydney just wanted me to put her picture in this post too. She also wants you to know that she prefers to chew on books, rather than read them like a proper dog.
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