There is no better day to post about reading than Dr. Seuss' birthday. Before our son was born we read to him so he could learn our voices. Then after he was born it became a part of our daily and nightly routine. We read several books a day and at least two or three more to him while we fed him before bed. He loves to read. He loves when we read to him. He will eventually understand all that he reads. As long as he keeps reading and enjoys it we are happy. We are quite happy that he prefers a book to a tablet. Thank you Dr. Seuss.
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It happens to all of us. We have a child or children and our lives revolve around them, but not in a bad way. More of an all consuming where did my day go kind of way. And before we know it days, weeks, months, years have gone by. You wonder where the time went.
One thing that we cannot allow to happen is to lose ourselves completely and not spend quality time with our spouses or significant others. My wife and I decided right away that we need to set aside time every week for just us. Every Saturday night is date night. Some times it is with friends, families or other couples but we are still together. Our preference, however, is really for it to be just the two of us. It does not necessarily have to be something fancy - but it does have to happen. You need quality, quiet time together to laugh, talk and just relax. Many of our friends do not do this, but we are steadfast in our belief. We were friends before we got married and we spent our first few years of marriage just enjoying each other's company and doing things we like. We still want to spend time together though our schedules are no longer just ours. There are some weeks when we have more opportunities to spend time just the two of us and there are some weeks when it is impossible. But we always have our date night. And we always will. Everyone has heard of the trick - put your child in the car and drive around if they cannot sleep. Generally the children will fall asleep right away and it will be the parents who are now wide awake. This is the complete opposite in our home. The second our son is buckled in to his car seat he screams bloody murder. So much so that I keep looking over my shoulder for child services. Yes, eventually he does fall asleep. But that is long after mommy and/or daddy have pounding headaches and wore through what little patience we had. Clearly this is not a trick we use at night. This is just our chosen method of torture to bring our son to the supermarket, activities, and any where else we want to arrive with the headache to end all headaches.
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