Look what I produced!
Little Sleepless (such an appropriate name…) – aka David – was born on the 4th March and since then I’m enjoying the whole full-time-mom experience.
We’re anxiously waiting for the first smile, but I think he already enjoys our play-time, especially the trippy baby books – apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, right? If you have any recommendations for 0-3 months books let me know.
Most days I have no idea where my time went, but I’m going to try to slowly go back to a normal blogging life. I’ll try to post mini-mini-reviews soon because, amazingly, I actually managed to listen to some audiobooks and even read a couple of graphic novels.
The Sleepless Reader 
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April 10, 2013 at 12:08 am
Ti
Congrats!!! So happy for all of you!
Our fave was The Very Hungry Caterpillar in board book form!
April 10, 2013 at 12:10 am
Ti
Oh and the Carle book titled, Papa, Please Get The Moon for Me! So darling!
April 10, 2013 at 12:15 am
steph
Congrats, adorable! My niece liked the tactile books like Pat the Bunny. And a little later the visuals of the Good Dog, Carl books. So cute.
April 10, 2013 at 12:24 am
Jay
I’ve been keeping my eye out for this post! Congratulations! I’m sure little David is giving a whole new meaning to the name of your blog! Best wishes!
-Jay
April 10, 2013 at 1:42 am
Claire (The Captive Reader)
Congratulations, Alex!
April 10, 2013 at 1:45 am
Jenny
Awww! You made a person! Congratulations, he’s beautiful.
April 10, 2013 at 2:23 am
Christina
Congrats, Alex! David is darling, and I’m sure he’ll be quite the reader.
April 10, 2013 at 3:11 am
debbierodgers
How sweet! Congratulations. (And I l-o-v-e the name you chose. It seems to be seldom heard these days, but it’s such a classic.)
April 10, 2013 at 3:45 am
jessmittens
Aww he’s very very cute! I hope he smiles soon 🙂
April 10, 2013 at 4:56 am
heidenkind
Aw, so cute! Congratulations, Alex.
April 10, 2013 at 8:13 am
Risa
Congratulations on your baby, Alex! He looks really sweet…:) Another month or two and he’ll be smiling and chuckling…:D
April 10, 2013 at 9:03 am
readingwithtea
Congrats congrats congrats he’s beautiful 🙂
April 10, 2013 at 12:04 pm
Escalla
Muitos Parabens!!!!
April 10, 2013 at 12:57 pm
sandynawrot
Right there with Ti, we loved Papa, please get the moon for me. At that age though, they love bright colors and those tactile, squishy books that they can play with. Congratulations!!! This time absolutely flies by, so cherish every second!
April 10, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Leeswammes
Congratulations!
April 10, 2013 at 2:12 pm
rhapsodyinbooks
What a beautiful baby! Congratulations! I like the tactile books as well!
April 10, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Narineh
Congrats! He’s adorable! Look at those book-grabbing hands ready to go!
I gave birth to a new reader on Valentine’s Day this year. Its so much fun when they get older and you can start reading them stories that they’ll actually pay attention to!
I thought I’d have to take a hiatus from my blog, but since the little one sleeps so much in the beginning, I actually got a lot of reading done! Helps to read my books to him too. =)
April 10, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Shannon (Giraffe Days)
Congratulations Alex, he’s beautiful! I think I was too zonked to even think about books in the first few months, though Hugh would have been pretty receptive, he was always so alert and watching everything. A good one that the kids really don’t seem to be growing out of is First Words, and there’s another one that’s animals. They’re just photos of things on contrasting backgrounds with the word printed underneath, not very stimulating for the adult reader but babies love these books and they do seem to be good at introducing vocab.
Look forward to hearing more from you!
April 10, 2013 at 9:23 pm
Amy Brandon
Congratulations! Almost every night of my son’s first year, I read the poems of Shel Silverstein to him. He’s an adult now, and he’s become exactly the person I would have chosen him to be, so I’d recommend a poem a day!
April 10, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Falaise
Many congratulations! David looks adorable. You’ve got lots of great suggestions for books already but I’d recommend any of the tactile books with strong black and white patterns and pictures as, apparently, newborns find black and white easier to focus on than colours. No idea if this is true, but mini-Falaise certainly loved them. Anyway, I hope you are thoroughly enjoying your new addition.
April 10, 2013 at 10:58 pm
Bettina @ Books, Bikes, and Food
Congratulations! He’s beautiful and it already seems like he’ll develop into a very keen reader. 🙂
April 11, 2013 at 2:43 am
aartichapati
Congratulations, Alex!
April 11, 2013 at 12:48 pm
farmlanebooks
Congratulations! It so cute to see such a small baby enjoying a book. Enjoy your time with him!
April 11, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Charlie
Congratulations! He’s gorgeous 🙂
April 11, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Ana @ things mean a lot
Aww, congratulations 😀
As for books for babies, the “That’s not my…” series of touch and feel books is super popular at my library.
April 12, 2013 at 3:43 am
Steph (@ 20 Years Hence)
Congratulations! He is beautiful (and let’s be honest, not all babies are!). Looks like all your hard work paid off! 😀
April 12, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Melissa
Huge congrats on the new sleepless!!! I have no babies yet, so no baby book recommendations. Have a wonderful time in these first few weeks!
April 19, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Larissa
I still have to come and greet this little gem in person! For that age I went with books like Tana Hoban’s “Black on White” and “White on Black”. Otherwise Liliputien’s fabric books. Enjoy!
April 21, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Iris
Congratulations Alex! He is beautiful! And hah, I love the nicknam Little Sleepless!
April 22, 2013 at 6:01 pm
sakura
What a lovely little boy! And Little Sleepless seems very apt for a baby.
April 24, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Juhi @ Nooks & Crannies
Congratulations Alex! Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter and decreasingly sleepless nights! 😉
April 26, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Vasilly
Congratulations! He’s so beautiful. Do you have Goodnight Moon? I read that to my youngest from the time he was a baby until he was about five or six.
May 12, 2013 at 3:13 am
Literate Housewife
Congratulations!!! He is adorable. You did well. 🙂
September 24, 2013 at 1:19 pm
savidgereads
This shows how long I have been away from other peoples blogs! Congratulations to you, what a gorgeous bundle of joy!