Reading to Hudson.....

One of the little secret excitements I had when I was pregnant was that in having a baby meant I had the opportunity to get back into kids books. I love them. I think they are so pretty and really enjoyed reading them to my siblings when they were younger.
Right from when Hudson was 2 weeks old I would read to him after a bath at night before bed. As he has gotten older and more active I have found it increasingly difficult to read to him and get him to stay still but haven't wanted to make a big deal out it and him not enjoy it. So when he was 3 months old I started reading to him when he was on his play mat. Then I went through a stage where I would read to him while he had his night time breastfeed before bed. For the last 2 months I've made a habit of reading to him while he crawls around his play area. ....hey it's got to be better than not reading to him at all.
But then for the last 2 weeks I started something different and he listens so intently and looks at the pages so interested it's just wonderful. ....I read to him when he's in the bath. I sit beside the bath and at first I was a little worried about this as he splashes...BIG TIME, but one night I just thought ok I'm going to give this a go, and what do you know? After he is washed, teeth brushed and had 5 minutes to splash around, he stands at the side of the bath and listens so quietly with a big smile while I read him a story. (Which is nice since I go to quite a bit of effort with voices and sound effects to keep it interesting) What's even cuter is after I say "And that's the end of the story" he always ALWAYS leans forward to give me a big kiss.

As for what I read to him, well the collection is getting up there now, to name some, we have good old 'Golden Books', Disney Stories, Handy Manny books, Guess How Much I Love You,  but his favourites are definitely the Trace Moroney Feelings Series and my personal favourite is Love You Forever By Robert Munsch. For those Mummys out there that haven't read or got Love You Forever, I highly highly recommend it as one to have on the shelf. Beware, you may get a tear.

One final thing I have to add while I mention bath time. My in-laws just returned from a holiday to the UK (my mother in-law ran in the London Marathon!).....check out these cute rubber duckies they bought for Hudson...

and yes they are quite the new favourites....