Storytime

One thing we are trying to instill in Claire is the love of reading. We read to her three times a day for 10-15 minutes at a time and she enjoys every minute of it. I really think this has become one of her favorite activities.She loves to point at all the pictures but her favorite thing to do is make a fist with her thumb curled in between her first two fingers and make a knocking noise on each page.  Her favorite books have lots of different textures to feel and objects to touch and lately we have been working on object recognition. Slowly but surely, if you ask her where something is, she just might point to it.

I absolutely love watching her process the pictures on each page; she seems so intrigued by the colors and shapes. Our book collection continues to grow (because I get tired of reading the same stories over and over) and I look forward to Mommy/Daddy storytime everyday.

       

 

One of my favorite times of day is when Erik comes home from work and Claire sees her Daddy. She's just gotten to the stage where she will reach for him to hold her; it's so cute! After they play together for a few minutes he takes her upstairs and reads her a story before putting her to bed. My heart melts everytime I see the two of them reading together. I know Claire benefits greatly from having different people read to her because I constantly notice Erik finding new things to teach her that I didn't think of. Listening to him read a story to her is music to my ears! Claire loves her Daddy so much and I know we all will cherish these moments forever! I hope as she continues to grow, reading will be a fun and exciting activity for her to enjoy by herself and with her family.