Both Nate and I like to read. One of the first things we were able to do with Evelyn is to read to her. While in the NICU Nate read to her a total of 4 novels. Since she has been home we have both read to her. I read to her from her children's books, usually before nap time. Nate will read to her from the newspaper after dinner. Until now she has not responded to being read to. She simply sat and listened until she got board and then started to cry.
Recently she has started to respond, and in a very funny way. While she is sitting on Daddy's lap after dinner she will grab a hold of the paper he is reading to her and she will shake it, eat it, rip it, and throw it on the floor. This is making it hard for Nate to take in the days news but it is a thrill to see her interact with the paper. Also, she is interacting with her books, luckily much more gently. She runs her hand over the pages and if she catches the corner she will turn the page.
We are so happy she is starting to love to read.
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Yup. She's a member of the family of readers. Yay for Evy. Sorry about the paper Nate. What a girl!
That's so cool that you guys have read to her from the start. She's just been taking it all in, and now she's ready to interact. Too bad about the paper--but yay for reading and for grabbing things! :-)
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