Book worm

Normally my Hayden posts are about his silly statements and sweet words. Today I'm having a pretty proud momma moment :-)

I usually drop him off at 7:15 at his daycare, in order to give me enough time to get to work. Today, I had a doctor's appointment at 8:45 so I was able to take him in just a bit later. Early time is a little crazy at school, because all the kids are in one room until all the teachers get there to take them to their respective rooms. Some mornings, he has a hard time with mom leaving and needs a few extra snuggles to get adjusted so early. Today, his teacher was there so we walked down to his classroom.

We walked in and it was reading time, so there were several books on the table for the kids to choose from. Hayden saw the books, and immediately dropped my hand and headed to a seat. He calmly picked a book, sat in his seat and opened the book to start "reading". He never even noticed that I was still there! Sometimes it's tricky, signing him in and dropping off his jacket before he can try to escape out the door with me. But today, he was just too excited to read to even notice. Such a great moment, I was always a reader growing up and hoped my kids would be too. Lately, he wants to sleep with a book and I can't find a good reason to discourage it. What a little man he's becoming!