There are so many things you as a parent can be grateful for - that your child is healthy, thriving, happy. I'm also grateful that Lexi LOVES books. I will admit that sometimes this love of hers goes a little too far and she bites the corners off her board books, but hey, I'll take it.
Books have been part of our daily routine since Lexi was just a few weeks old. We would lie on our backs together on my bed and I would read Lexi Dr. Seuss, Little Critters, Robert Munch, and her favorite, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Books were also part of our bedtime and nap routines for as long as I can remember. She gets several stories before nap time and bedtime. Now she likes to take a book or two into her crib with her when she goes down. Mommy has learned that cloth books are better as you can't bite the corners off (and library books in the crib are a definite no-no. As a librarian myself I could only imagine the looks of digust I would get bringing back a chewed up copy of Whose Knees are These?)
I had Lexi to the library this morning to pick out a few "new" books. As much as I love "Yummy Yucky" it's getting a bit old. I always have a few library books on the go so I figured it would be a good time to start getting some books for her too. Our local library has a decent selection of board books for kids and lots of comfy places to sit. We got a few gems including "Grumpy Bird" and a board copy of our old favorite "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." Starting in a couple of weeks, they will be doing a weekly story time for toddlers. It's half an hour and at the perfect time for a morning activity - 10:30am (and it's FREE). Hope to see some of my fellow local mommy friends there!
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Our girls definitely have book loving in common...Abby's copy of GRUMPY BIRD is looking a little worse for wear these days.
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