Josh loves to read too. At any given time, he is reading four or more books at the same time -- not my style, but to each their own. (He also loves sci fi and fantasy books, bleh).
One of our hopes for Lola is that she will love to read. Hoping to encourage this love, I've already started reading to her. While I know that she can't comprehend what I am doing, she does look at the pictures and listen to my voice. Even though she is only a few weeks old, I think it is good to get into a routine of reading books before going to bed.
Yesterday, Josh and I had our first trip out of the house together - ALONE. Don't worry we didn't leave Archie in charge of Lola. My mother-in-law was staying with us and volunteered to watch Lola so Josh and I could leave the house. So we did. And where did we go? The library, Barnes n Noble, and Adalbertos (the taco shop). We started at the library to search for some books for us (not that I have time to read right now, but I wanted another parenting book to confirm that I'm not completely neurotic and that my child is developmentally on path to becoming a respectable member of society), and to search for some picture books for Lola.
The library had the book that I wanted, but not the picture book I wanted to pick up for the bean. We quickly stopped by B&N to see if they had the book (they did not) and then made a quick trip through the drive-thru of Adalbertos to grab some rolled tacos with guacomole for lunch. We were out for almost two hours and it was nice. Strange to be without Lola, but nonetheless, nice.
When we got back to the house, I hopped online to search Amazon.com for the picture book I wanted for Lola. I found it, but I also found so many other great books at really great prices. This is where my weakness kicked it. Ten minutes and $38 later, my online shopping cart had five books in it and an estimated shipping date of next week. For a moment, I had buyer's remorse, but then reminded myself (as I always do with book purchases) that buying books is OK and buying them for Lola is practically an educational expense. :) (I also told myself that I would put some in the Easter basket I am planning on making her next month).
I bought:
- Pat the Bunny (for the Easter basket)
- Where the Wild Things Are (Josh's favorite children's book)
- Black on White (this is a photo book for infants to help their developing eyes) (Josh believes this book needs a new title because he thinks its current title sounds like a porno).
- Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (need I say more?)
- Olivia (my favorite pig!)
I love children's books!
