With more frequency lately, we are finding Jonah has a pulled a book off the shelf next to his crib to look at in the mornings before we go in to get him. We open the door, and he is sitting there quietly paging through the book. This morning he had Corduroy.
He was early in the book, and Michelle asked him what was happening. He said "Bear sad!" (When Lisa's mom tells her she cannot have Corduroy and they walk away). Then he turned the page and we continued to ask him what was happening in the story.
"Corduroy lost button!" (not prompted)
What did he end up on? "Escalator!"
What is he doing here? "Found button on mattress. Pick it up!"
What happened when he pulled the button? "He fell."
What happened here? "Knocked over the street lamp!" (It is actually a floor lamp)
He had a little trouble coming up with what to call the watchman.
Every once in a while he missed a page as he was turning. At this point, he ended up on the last page and said "Hug!"
Maybe it shouldn't seem as magical as it does, but it sure does feel nice to know that he is, in fact, following along with the stories when we read them, and that he is able to follow the story on his own when he is flipping through a book and that he isn't just looking at the pictures.
Along with reading when we get him up in the mornings or from a nap, Jonah likes to read when we are changing him. Here are a couple pics of that:
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| Getting a leg up on his reading. |
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| Thought this one might be of particular interest to Grandpa G. |
