Reading time and Raspberries

We've added a reading time into the afternoon (in addition to her bedtime book, which sometimes gets bypassed for boob). Here's evening reading time with daddy a few weeks back. 

It is incredible to watch her process information during reading time. While I know she doesn't understand what I'm saying, she is clearly learning and taking it all in. In the last 30 minutes of reading she has blown more raspberries than I have ever heard out of her and cooing up a storm.

She also looks back and forth from the colorful pictures in the book to my mouth reading.

 But let's face it, by the look she gives me, my reading voices are that of a whack job. And nevermind the random burst into song to our background music (yes, "Let It Go" came on and I couldn't resist).

It's just so incredible to actually watch your baby growing in real time. Every flip of the page is something new and exciting to her. And while the weight of developing a little human being is unfathomable, to know that I play such a critical role is such a blessing.