Sweet Reminder

Nate's favorite hobby besides playing with trains, cars, and anything with wheels is READING!  He LOVES books.  I'll catch him in his room, after wondering where he is since the house seems oddly quiet and calm, with a pile of books all around him as he sits and "reads" a book.  There are a few books that scare him such as "The monster at the End of the Book" and "Where's Spot?" or anything with peekaboo flaps.  Those are the books in particular he'll bring to us to read.  Sometimes he'll sit in my lap to read those books, but often he'll just watch nervously from a distance.  He'll become upset if I DON'T read the book, so I continue in hopes of him not being so scared of the book anymore.  Most of the time he'll just bring me a book, any book and insist that I stop whatever it is that I'm doing and sit down with him in my lap and read.  I'll be carrying a load of laundry as stands in front of me, almost in protest, and hold a book high for me to take from him.  He WILL not take a book back once it's given away to me.  He'll just stare at me with those big, blue hopeful eyes.  He waits for me to put down whatever is I'm doing and stop for a good read.  It's a sweet reminder of what's important, and how much he longs to spend time with me.  I'm glad he's here to remind me to slow down and take a break, an escape into a book with my little boy is one of my favorite parts of the day.