Reading for two

[Joanie]

Since you are all part of my little goodreads family I thought I'd share with you all that I'm pregnant with my second child! I'm 16 weeks today and things have been going well so far. My son will be 3 in July and this baby is due in September-we're all really excited. Of course being pregnant means I'm not making much headway on my books-I keep falling alseep but if that's the worst problem I have I guess I can't complain!

[Angela]

Congratulations Joanie!! Glad to hear that everything is going well.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Yay Joanie! Congrats on the new baby....!! I remember getting sleepy too, my concentration dwindled a bit too....

[April]

I already said this to you on one of your book updates buuuuut, CONGRATS! Have you thought about reading out loud to baby, lol, by reading baby some Shakespeare so it'll pop out a genius!

[Allison]

congrats!!! I bet he/she will be born a genius ;)

[Jackie]

Congratulations!!!! April is right you should read to the baby so he/she can come out a genius. :-)

[Joanie]

Thanks all! I'll try reading Shakespeare to the baby however I don't know how much I'll be able to read before I fall asleep! When I was pregnant with my son Howard Stern had just started on Sirius and I was listening to him all the time (I know, guilty pleasure.) I was half convinced my son was going to be born thinking that was my voice he was hearing all the time or that his first word was going to be a swear or something! Maybe I'll try a different approach with this one!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Congratulations, Joanie!

[Kandice]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BABY!!!!!!

[[deleted user]]

Wow!! Great News!!

[Jen B]

Congratulations!! :)

[Becky]

Congratulations Joanie! :)

[Marci]

Congrats!!! You NEED to read it is good for the baby!!!! Marci

[Katie]

Read, read, read as much as you can now and after he's born. Even if it's adult-appropriate books, he'll be lulled by your voice as you read.

My mom and I had a lot of problems, much too long to go into here. Yet, nearly all the bad history is wiped away as she encouraged me to read by the time I was 3 years old. As I grew older, she NEVER censored what I was reading. Because of this, with special permission from the school board, I was able to enter the 1st grade although I was only 5 years old. While in school I never scored high in math skills, but I was always in the 99th percentile for reading comprehension.

I always emphasize to those who don't read well or are convinced that it's not a worthwhile activity, it's a necessary skill for career development, but more importantly is the cheapest form of entertainment. You can get into a free library book, and let your mind explore humanity and the world.

Best wishes to you and your son!

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

Congratulations, Joanie!