Books for my baby girl

IT STILL amazes me how quickly our little baby girl is growing. It seems she changes in some small special way every few days and getting to know her that little bit more becomes more enjoyable each day. 


Lila is a gorgeous baby, so placid and calm most of the time, not including when she's hungry or grumpy in the evening when it's time to don the ear muffs or just settle for repetitive rhythmic ringing in the ears, a mild headache or both. But those moments are quickly forgotten.


Yesterday, with her daddy working from home to take care of his girls (helping me get over a cold and hangover from three months of broken sleep), the three of us braved the cool crisp winter wind, rugged-up in warm clothes and went for a walk to our local library. 


I can't remember the last time I visited a local library, but it really was a hidden treasure. Warm and cosy inside, the friendly librarian took the time to walk over to the bookshelf with us and made recommendations about which books would be best for baby Lila, who turns three months next week, including books with: 

• bright colours and large shapes
• lots of big pictures
• thick cardboard pages
• lots of rhyme and repetition, and
• different textures for her to touch.

We left with 12 picture books of different sizes, three music CDs and three DVDs, including a great French film, The beat my heart skipped, that Lila's dad and I watched last night as she slept soundly, giving us a rare evening without the need for ear muffs.