Story time at the library!

A friend of ours invited Kyle and I to our local library's story time/music and craft session. If I thought it a bit early to introduce this to Kyle, I don't anymore. I was pretty surprised. He was alert and fascinated by it all. He focused on a number of things, but especially liked looking at the other children in the room. For those of you who think I must be exaggerating... we started eye stim cards at 3 days old. Trust me, the boy can focus!! (Thanks Grammie!) We listened to a few stories and sang a few songs with hand motions and shakers. This picture shows us shakin' it with Elsie, our friend's daughter.

During craft time, Kyle was busy staring at everyone around him. Today I learned that the distance he can see has grown quite a bit. Earlier in the day he was able to "see" me quite a ways off before I spoke to him. It was pretty cool to watch.

Library time was really fun and it looks like we'll be making this a regular part of our week. They also offer bilingual sessions and family sessions. We'll try both out and have Rudy come with us, too. I've invited my new neighbor from England to join us as well. I haven't blogged about it, but we've got quite a number of small children either just born or just moved in to our apartment complex. It's nice to have the community around us match where we're at right now.

I'm really thankful to be home and able to take my son to things like "library time." As hard as it was to be laid off, I'm really thankful for it and know that God has something planned for us just around the corner. In the meantime, I'm treasuring every second of this. Ok, let's be honest... not the crying ones. Everything else, yes!!