My awesome kiddos have my love of books. Especially Dawson - he has loved books from the time he was a little baby.
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| Well, except this book. Apparently The Cider House Rules made him cry. |
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| This was a typical day in the Henry house when Dawson was a baby. The bookshelf was no match for him. |
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| 2.5 year old Dawson and 1 year old Wesley |
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In the past couple weeks, Dawson in particular has reacted pretty strongly to some books that we've read. The first was
The Giving Tree. I read it to the boys the other week, and when we finished, Dawson was noticeably quieter. I asked him a question, and when he answered, his voice was shaky, like he was about ready to cry. I finally asked him if he was ok, and he told me "I feel sad." He had a hard time articulating it, but he told me that the book made him feel sad. I felt so bad that he was so sad, but a tiny part was excited - a book has already drawn out such a strong feeling from him?! Please tell me this will continue!
But of course, other times, he doesn't react quite like I expect. Last night I picked out
Love You Forever for the boys. I have never been able to read that book without tearing up/crying. Never. When Dawson was a baby, I could barely look at the cover without crying. So last night I was feeling sentimental and picked up that book to read. I was tearing up by the time the mom was rocking her toddler back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, and by the time I got to the teenager, I was crying. Dawson, however, wasn't phased a bit by my emotions. Instead, he started laughing, "That
mom can't lift that BIG boy!" Leave it to a 4 year old to take the story literally. On the plus side, I didn't cry quite as much through it!
