Music & Reading

Just some proof that my girl is doing fine.

 

Amelia likes music a lot!  She likes to dance all the time and actually has more moves than she shows in the video.  I leave the piano open and she likes to go play some notes throughout the day.  Many times if she's upset I can get her to relax by singing her a song.  Singing is how I kept her calm in the car on the way home from the oral surgeon.  

The other thing she really enjoys is reading.  I have piles of books around the house for her to play with and look at.  Many times she will choose to look at them rather than play with her toys.  I added reading to our bedtime routine a few weeks ago because it seemed like the day would pass and we hadn't read any books.  Since doing that she has started bringing me books during the day that she wants me to read to her.  Our days are now filled with reading!  She loves to turn the pages for me and likes to open all of the flaps on lift the flap books.  I'm actually amazed how she can figure out which way to open the flaps.  They don't always go the same direction you know.

We've also hit the jackpot at the library recently.  We found two books that are her absolute favorites!

 

 

I can actually say to her, "Amelia, let's read Tubby!" and she'll drop whatever she's doing and comes running. 

Yesterday I was reading a book on the couch while she was playing and she brought me a book.  So I read her a couple of books and she wanted to leave again.  I kept reading and she came back a few minutes later with another book.  This time she didn't want me to read it to her, she just wanted to snuggle while we both read our own books.  Melted my heart!