We are trying to be good about keeping David exposed to books. Both Tony & I are avid readers and we always recommend people get books for David as gifts to increase his collection. We read to him several times a day and always at bedtime. This was important to me because my parents had me "reading" since infancy and it made a huge difference in school and now as an adult I love to read just for fun. Tony's parents were never big on the reading.......neither are his sisters. (Maybe that is why both our nephews had to go to reading camp to catch up to their age group in school.)
Well, the little man shocked the heck out of me today when he recited more than half the alphabet from his ABC's book. He then brought me "Cat in Hat" as he called it and was able to tell me a lot of the story. I know most of this is just memorization from having heard these things countless times ("Again, Mommy! Again!")....... but it still made me feel like shouting from the rooftop. He looked up at me after the story and grinned while he said, "I smart!"
You go, kid!!!!!!
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