Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a book worm and a self-proclaimed word nerd.  When I was a kid, “Reading Rainbow” was probably one of my favorite shows.  I’ve always made good use of the library, in person and online.  I just recently started a Goodreads account so that I can connect with other avid readers and broaden my literary horizons even further.  I love reading.  Something magical happens between the pages of a book and my soul.

I want my daughter, Emily, to have this same love and joy for books and reading.  For one of my baby showers, I requested that guests sign and give Emily a book, rather than a greeting card. The collection in her book shelves is already quite impressive.  I also stock her diaper bag with a rotating supply of books so she always has something to read when we’re on-the-go.

So imagine my delight when I learned that I could sign her up for something called a “Baby” library card from our local library! She was only 13 months old at the time, which I figured wasn’t too young for her to get her own card. Below are some photos of that milestone, plus some more from other occasions.  For example, one day I thought she was way too quiet, and when I went to check on her, I found her “reading” one of her books.  Made this mommy SO proud!

(I apologize for the poor quality of some of the photos.  I had to quickly grab my cell phone and use the camera on it before she got distracted and stopped reading.)

Here’s her card and the books we checked out from the library.

Enjoying a book in the children’s area.

Reading Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed at a restaurant.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a favorite.

Just relaxing with a good book.

Yum! Yes, as you can see in the bottom right-hand corner, she chews on her board books.