Bookworm

For several weeks we have been reading to Charlie as part of his bedtime routine. Usually he wouldn't pay much attention to the book and preferred to gaze around the room. Yesterday however, he suddenly took a major interest in the books and has started to hold the book, stroke the "Touchy Feely" pages and even turn the pages (accidentally?).

On his current reading list are:




If I had to guess his favourite, I would say it is the tractor one because he gets most excited by the tractors!

We measured his height today. He is 65cm tall which is 91st percentile, like his weight. He has put on 1cm per week over the last 7 weeks. If this trend continues, he will be roughly 15 metres tall when he is my age.

The last few days have also seen some development in Charlie's verbal communication. One of the books says that he will start experimenting with volume and pitch. He has certainly started doing that. He is continuously making sounds from low level gurgles to loud high pitch squeals.

Hand-eye coordination is also noticeably improved. Now Charlie is able to open his hand, reach for a toy (or spectacles) and then hold on to it for a few minutes.