#225 Mia and the 1K

About a year ago,our local library challenged us to read one thousand books with Mia before kindergarten. (We did the same thing with Lanie if you want to look back to post #197.) Mia's still a long ways from heading off to school, but last night we completed the challenge. Here's a picture of us reading the last book, Guess How Much I Love You:

As Mia has grown over this past year, she has come to enjoy reading more and more. (That's why we finished quickly.) She doesn't really talk at this point, but she often comes over to Tess or me with a book in hand and grunts at us to read to her. We still haven't progressed beyond reading board books with Mia, but she's more than satisfied with these short, simple books for now. She especially loves special books: books that play music, books with flaps to lift, books with textures to feel, books with pieces to slide with your fingers. We've wondered Where's Spot? time and time again. We heard about how Jesus Loves Me over and over. We've kept track of the animals on Noah's Ark and sung along with Baby Shark and the Family Orchestra. When we finish reading, Mia likes to take the books and look back through the pages herself. It is a joy to watch Mia's face light up when we read. I'm looking forward to getting to more complicatated books with multiple speaking characters that will enable me to break out the silly voices. I am beyond happy to get to read with Mia so day after day. Hopefully Mia will enjoy reading and being read to for many years to come.

Grace and peace,

BMH