Michael likes to read

I've always heard it's important to start reading early. So after rummaging through some baby things, I found a book designed specifically for infants, and I thought I would give it a try.

I thought, "He's just a baby! How is going to know what is going on with a book. He just barely learned that he has hands for crying out loud!"

But, as I read the book to him, I stood amazed, surprised and corrected. Michael likes this book!

As soon as I began reading it to him, his attention was fixated on the pages. They are super colorful with characters with big faces that must be appealing to his little brain.

The more I read the pages, the more noises he made, over and over and over again, "talking" to the book. In fact, I've noticed that he has a favorite page: the police dog page. He always reacts the loudest to that page. It's amazing!

Next, we tried sitting up and reading the book to him, and our amazement was even greater still. Michael, for the first time reached out to touch something in front of him.

Michael has been doing well getting his hands to his mouth, and if you put a toy next to him within his grasp, he will eventually clutch on to it, but this is the first time, with this crazy little book, that Michael will fix his attention on something in front of him and put his hand to it. It's no accident...see for yourself!

So it's official. Michael is like his Daddy. He loves to read! And you know, after we were done reading, the first thing I did was get online and order more of these Lamaze books.

Goooood Books!