Their First Book

It has been my dream that my little lovelies would be wide readers when they grow up. So, we decided to start early. Well, a bit too early actually since we bought them their first book on their 5th month for hubby and I to read to them before we sleep. We opted for a Disney fairytale book bought from a local bookstore.

As quoted from a research: 

According to Child Care Aware, studies have shown that kids who are read to every day from an early age have a higher chance of being successful in reading once they do start school. Research has shown that babies can recognize the vibrations of their mothers' voices while still in the womb, so talking and reading to your little one before they are born can only be of benefit to him.

Calming Benefits 

According to Oprah's Real Age, fetuses hear in the womb in very much the same way as neighbors who share walls can hear one another. Sounds must make it through bone, tissue and the various fluids in and around the womb. By their sixth month in the womb, babies can recognize and are calmed by the sound of their mother's voice. It can feel a bit silly to hold a conversation with a bump in your belly, but reading a book is a good way to focus your "conversation" with your baby and strengthen the mother-baby connection once they are finally born into the world. 

And for more inspiration, here are some quotes from the world's greatest readers:

"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."
Maya Angelou

"Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a dangerous enemy indeed."

Anne Rice

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."

Mark Twain