One of the things we can always count on is that Jocelyn will instantly smile and get excited when she sees a book. It can be from across the room, and another child will be holding it, but she'll give an excited "squeak" and start flapping her arms.
We started reading with J when she was just a few weeks old, and to be honest, it felt kind of silly at first b/c she didn't even look at the book. But it became part of our nap-time and bed-time routines and now J throws herself over the side of the chair to look for the basket of books we have beside the rocker in her room.
I recently put a few books in her crib and now when she wakes up, she grabs for either her stuffed animals (which she also loves!) or a book. She's still just exploring the books, holding them in different directions, gnawing on their spines, looking at the pictures; but it's all about getting her used to always having those books around. 
We started reading with J when she was just a few weeks old, and to be honest, it felt kind of silly at first b/c she didn't even look at the book. But it became part of our nap-time and bed-time routines and now J throws herself over the side of the chair to look for the basket of books we have beside the rocker in her room.
I recently put a few books in her crib and now when she wakes up, she grabs for either her stuffed animals (which she also loves!) or a book. She's still just exploring the books, holding them in different directions, gnawing on their spines, looking at the pictures; but it's all about getting her used to always having those books around.
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